It is a scene that conjures up painful memories for all Parisian supporters, and more generally for football lovers.
For the third time since signing for PSG in July 2017, Neymar left the Parc des Princes lawn at the very end of the match with a severely bruised ankle.
Lying on a stretcher, as during his first injury in February 2018, the crack of Santos, in tears, seemed to suffer martyrdom.
Blame it on Thiago Mendes and a dangerous tackle at the end of which the Lyon midfielder gripped the left ankle of Parisian number 10 who immediately twisted.
The referee of the meeting Benoît Bastien first warned the former Lille of a yellow card, before viewing the images of the action and sending him off after stoppage time.
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As in a bad remake, PSG finds itself once again suspended at the foot of its playing master.
But this time, Neymar is hit in the left ankle while his first two injuries in February 2018 and January 2019 concerned injuries to his right foot with a fracture of the fifth metatarsal.
It is therefore not a relapse on this old lesion, but it does not reduce the possible seriousness of this new injury.
" I do not have any news.
Ney is with the physiotherapists and the doctors.
He must take exams tomorrow (Monday), said Thomas Tuchel yesterday after the defeat against Lyon.
Yes of course I am worried but from experience I know that it is better to wait until the next day.
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A fracture cannot be ruled out
At the time of Thiago Mendes' tackle, the foot of Parisian number 10 turned inward.
This immediately makes one think of a sprain, but it was difficult Sunday evening to define the seriousness of this injury and especially the duration of the unavailability of the crack of Santos.
If there should be a fracture, which cannot be ruled out, a downtime of at least three months should be observed.
Whatever the diagnosis, it is a big blow for Neymar and the club in the capital.
Even if like his team, he missed his match against Lyon in great depths, the former Barça player remained on a convincing series against Manchester United and Basaksehir Istanbul (5 goals) in the Champions League where he had regained energy and efficiency.
This injury comes at a bad time even if the first matches of the knockout stages of the Champions League will take place on February 16 and 17.
This morning, Paris is crossing its fingers that the absence of its number 10 does not exceed this duration.