Despite the fact that his presence was practically confirmed, Neymar Jr was absent at the last minute for tomorrow's PSG-Barcelona. The Brazilian is not 100% recovered from the abductor injury he suffered a month ago against Caen and from Paris they do not want to take any risk of a possible relapse.
It will be the third round of 16 tie that Neymar misses in the four years he has been in Paris. The first was against Real Madrid, in which he did not play the second leg, followed by Manchester United in 2019 and finally Barcelona in 2021. Although PSG has the tie very on track after 1-4 in the Camp Nou, the Parisians do not know what it is to win a round of 16 tie without their star since he signed in 2017.
As reported by PSG in a statement, Neymar will continue to recover individually and a new opinion regarding his injury will be determined in the coming days. The former Barcelona is the third confirmed casualty for tomorrow's contest, since Bernat and Moise Kean will not be there either.