Paris St Germain ahead Neymar will miss the following two video games because of an ankle damage, coach Christophe Galtier stated on Friday, ruling him out of their Ligue 1 conflict with Nantes and the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie towards Bayern Munich.
The Brazil worldwide was carried off the pitch on a stretcher throughout PSG’s 4-3 win over Lille on Feb. 19 with what was later confirmed to be an ankle ligament damage.
Galtier added that he plans to fill Neymar’s place with a midfielder as a substitute of one other attacker, as he did in final week’s 3-0 win over rivals Olympique de Marseille, the place Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe led the workforce to a second league win in a row.
“Not having him (Neymar) is a big loss, but maybe we can add another midfielder to balance the team,” Galtier instructed a news convention on Friday.
“The work of my two attackers (Messi and Mbappe) and my three midfielders has been outstanding in Marseille. Without Ney we can be with three midfielders and two attackers.
“To tell you that Ney’s absence is trivial, no. You have to be one of the best passers in Ligue 1 and it’s still a detrimental absence for us.”
The reigning Ligue 1 champions, who may even be with out defender Achraf Hakimi, look to overturn a 1-0 deficit within the Champions League away at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, however Galtier’s precedence is Saturday’s fixture towards Nantes.
“Our squad is weakened by suspensions and injuries, we have to work our way through the league,” the French supervisor stated.
“I hope the players don’t have the game against Bayern on Wednesday in the back of their minds. It’s important to get the third league win in a row.”
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