France are not optimistic about the Brazilian star's chances of playing in the Champions League next Wednesday • Pochettino on the cup injury:
Neymar was injured in front of Cone.
Paris Saint-Germain is worried
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Will Neymar once again have to miss a critical game in the Champions League?
Paris Saint-Germain managed to get a 0-1 win over Con in the French Cup yesterday (Wednesday), but most of the concern is again directed at the Brazilian star, who was injured in the 60th minute and had to leave the game, all six days before the eighth game of the league final. The champions against Barcelona.
Although the injury seems serious enough, the French team have expressed optimism that Neymar will actually be fit for a meeting with his good friend, Leo Messi.
"I do not regret the fact that Neymar started in the squad," coach Mauricio Pochettino explained at the end, "It is difficult to know the severity of the injury. We have to wait a bit.
"The refereeing? I really prefer not to treat the referees. Sometimes there is a feeling that Neymar and the other players are not sufficiently guarded and protected. Maybe it's just a feeling but it seems to me that he is not being guarded enough."
Either way, the French media is a little less optimistic about Neymar's chances of playing this coming Wednesday.
"Lakip" quoted a medical source on the team as saying that "Neymar will need a miracle" to be fit to play against the Catalans. "The chances are very low that Neymar will be able to play," the report said.