"I'm back to training, super happy…".
Signed Neymar, very happy to find the grounds of the Camp des Loges after several days of forced rest, coronavirus requires.
The 28-year-old Brazilian international striker was indeed one of the seven Parisian players who tested positive, along with Kylian Mbappé, Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Leo Paredes, Marquinhos and Keylor Navas.
“Coronaout”, adds the ex-Barcelonan in his tweet, in the form of a hashtag.
According to various sources, "Ney" however did not participate in the collective session with the rest of his teammates.
He trained separately.
And for good reason, he has not walked the green rectangle since August 23.
PSG had granted a few days of vacation to its players after the Champions League campaign, and the final lost against Bayern (0-1).
Note that Navas would also have worked individually according to several sources.
There is hope to see them play Sunday (9 p.m.), against OM.
Voltei aos treinos, super feliz ... O PAI TA ON #CORONAOUT
- Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) September 11, 2020
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It would not be luxury… In addition to the seven players previously mentioned, Thomas Tuchel had to do without the services of Julian Draxler (injured) and Sergio Rico (not qualified), not to mention the starters (Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani, Tanguy Kouassi, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting) Thursday, in Lens.
That makes thirteen players who actively contributed to the 2019-20 season with the Rouge et Bleu who were not in the game at Lens.
That's a lot ... Obviously, Alessandro Florenzi was not traveling to the North either, he had not yet signed.
And we saw the result, with sterile domination and a defeat against the promoted Lensois (1-0).
Not very reassuring before facing the Marseille rival ...
"If we have to play with the same team against Marseille, we will"
Thomas tuchel
"It will improve on its own when the players return, with the quality," Tuchel relativized after the game, at a press conference.
The 47-year-old German technician did not want to guarantee anything in terms of player returns for the Classic, however.
"I do not know.
If it is possible, I can say now that a few of these players will play.
But if they play, they will only have a leg workout.
What will we be entitled to expect from them under these conditions? ”He asked himself, adding that we should not expect too much of them if necessary and that, in any case , the club would not take any risk.
“If we have to play with the same team against Marseille, we will,” he insists.
Note that Bouna Sarr is, a priori, the only player forfeit at OM.
“We have to talk with the players, the doctors too,” he continued.
But still playing with young people in a home match against Marseille, it's not easy either. ”
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We may know more on Saturday, during Tuchel's match-eve press conference (3:30 p.m.).
Contradictory information is circulating about Marqui, Paredes, Di Maria or even Icardi.
In the meantime, Parisian fans can cross their fingers and hope to see Neymar and Navas in the starting lineup on Sunday night, at the Parc des Princes.
Or at least on the scoresheet.
Note that Mbappé, checked during the course with the Blues and therefore later than the rest of his little Parisian comrades, is already forfeited for this meeting of the third round.
A meeting like no other, never.
But who could be shocked if there were as many absent as in Lens ...
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