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Neymar is uncertain for the first leg of Paris Saint-Germain against Manchester United in three weeks, after being hospitalized after suffering a foot injury during a 2-0 win over Racing Strasbourg in the Coupe de France Wednesday.
The Brazilian striker left the field an hour after Strasbourg midfielder Moataz Zemzemi attempted to tackle him three times before referee Johan Hamel granted a free kick. He was then taken to the hospital for precautionary tests. The manager, Thomas Tuchel, confessed to worry about the condition of the striker and blamed the referee for not having sanctioned his fault earlier.
"Neymar is worried because it's the same foot, right foot, in the same area," Tuchel said of the metatarsal injury that prevented the 26-year-old from staying away for several weeks. last season. "There is no news at the moment, he went to the hospital. I have to wait for the doctor to give me news of Ney. It's always complicated [with these kind of injuries]. The referee was not whistled after a tackle, then a second, then a third. After that, he's twisted his foot.
PSG travel to Old Trafford to play in the first leg of February 12 between the 16th and 16th of the Champions League. Southern Sweden's Marco Verratti is injured in his ankle. Tuchel's team triumphed at Parc des Princes thanks to a goal scored by Edinson Cavani and Ángel Di María each time, although Strasbourg midfielder Anthony Goncalves expressed no sympathy for Neymar and even suggested that his injury was a direct result of his playing.
"It's his style. But if you play like that, do not complain if you shoot after, "Goncalves said," He's a great player and I respect him, but we're not here and he's having fun at our expense. If he wants to have fun, we will respond with the weapons we have, we have a jersey to defend, we are not here to laugh. "
Elsewhere, Barcelona lost 2-0 to Sevilla in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final. Pablo Sarabia and Wissam Ben Yedder scored goals in the second half to give the advantage to Pablo Machín's side. The return match will take place next week in Barcelona, while the hosts should have Lionel Messi and the other regular starters who were resting in Seville.
Ben Yedder celebrated his goal by showing his support for Argentinian Emiliano Sala, who was reported missing after the authorities lost contact with the small airliner he was flying in two days ago. Ben Yedder showed a shirt with a phrase in Spanish saying, "To my brother. Stay strong. E. Sala. "
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