Neymar walked off the pitch without waiting to be substituted after being on the receiving end of a series of fouls during Paris Saint-Germ...
Neymar walked off the pitch without waiting to be substituted after being on the receiving end of a series of fouls during Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 French Cup win at second-tier Caen on Wednesday, with coach Mauricio Pochettino saying he had “pain in his thigh”.
The Brazil attacker, captaining PSG with Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe absent, was fouled twice in the space of three minutes. He was visibly upset after the second foul, by Steeve Yago, exchanging words with the Caen player.
As the game resumed, Neymar continued to complain before walking down the tunnel to the dressing room in the 57th minute.
The world’s most expensive player was replaced three minutes later by Kylian Mbappe.
“He has pain in his thigh, we will see tomorrow (Thursday) if it’s an injury or not,” said Pochettino. “We will see tomorrow after the scans. I don’t want to talk about the opponents’ way of playing. But during the match, there is a feeling of having little protection. But it’s not only in this match.”
Neymar, although appearing to be moving quite comfortably, was grimacing while holding his thigh.
Nevertheless, PSG will be worried, with their Champions League last-16 first leg against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Tuesday.
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