The Brazilian star of PSG has not recovered from the injury he is suffering from and will not play in the return match (Wednesday, 22:00) against his former friends
Neymar.
Will be absent again in front of the ex
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Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar will also miss the Champions League quarter-final rematch (Wednesday, 22:00) against Barcelona after failing to recover from a hip injury.
The 29-year-old Brazilian, who desperately wanted to play against his former teammates, has been sidelined since suffering an injury in the League Cup final against Cannes on February 10.
The Brazil national team striker returned to light training a few days ago but PSG is official because she does not want to endanger him and he will miss the meeting with his good friend - Lionel Messi.
Neymar, who joined PSG from Barça for a world record sum of 222 million euros in 2017, also missed his first game at the Camp Nou, with Killian Mbabane scoring a hat-trick as the French champions won 1-4.
"He's very sad," said PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino.
"He really expected to travel to Barcelona. He loves Barcelona. He is a player who loves to play these games, he tried to do everything for it," he added.
Sources told ESPN that Pochettino considered joining the squad but did not want to take risks and Neymar agreed to the decision.
Neymar suffered regular injuries at this stage of the season, and was absent from Champions League relegation against Real Madrid and Manchester United in 2018 and 2019 respectively due to fitness issues.
However, he was fit for the final stages of the competition last year, helping PSG reach the final, where they were beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich.
