Paris Saint-Germain vs Strasbourg – Report on football matches – 23 January 2019

Neymar was injured right foot after an hour of 2-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France against Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Its director, Thomas Tuchel, said that he had been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. The club then confirmed that he had suffered a new injury to the fifth metatarsal right foot that was to be operated before the 2018 World Cup.

The Brazilian striker had just received the ball on the left when he raised his hand to apparently signal to Tuchel that he was suffering and seemed to cry when he was leaving the field at Parc des Princes. .

Neymar limped heavily as he headed for the lodge, comforted by a member of PSG, and looked upset when he wiped the face with his right arm.

"The initial exams revealed a painful recurrence of his fifth metatarsal injury in his right foot," the club said in a statement. The treatment of this injury will depend on its evolution over the next few days. All options can be considered at this time. "

It was unclear how Neymar had suffered his last injury, but he had already suffered a big tackle from midfielder Anthony Goncalves earlier in the match.

Television footage then showed Neymar rolling his sock and pointing to the side of his right foot, that he also fractured almost exactly a year ago while he was playing in Ligue 1 against Marseille.

"Neymar is worried because it's the same foot, right foot, in the same area," Tuchel said. "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.

"If Neymar asks to withdraw, it's still something complicated."

In February, Neymar had fractured the metatarsal and had surgery at home in Brazil. Although he recovered in time for the World Cup last summer, he was not at his best in Russia.

Tuchel said Neymar was not adequately protected on the ground.

"The referee did not whistle once, then two, then three, and after that, he ended up wringing his foot," Tuchel said.

Thiago Silva, captain of PSG, told Eurosport: "Neymar is a smart guy, I think he's gone before he's been wounded completely.We will see.The doctor will keep us informed.J & # "Hope this is nothing serious.We'll see if he would cry it or not when he came out.It was crying, that is something is happening."

But interviewed after the match by the broadcaster Eurosport, Goncalves expressed no sympathy for Neymar and even suggested that the injury was a direct result of the way he played.

"That's his style, but if you play like that, do not complain if you take shots afterwards," Goncalves said. "He's an excellent player and I respect him, but we're not here, he's having fun at our expense, we're not here to make him look good."

Goncalves suggested that Neymar, who tends to star and even play with opposing players with his clever trickery, lacks humility.

"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," said Goncalves. "He can have fun, it's his style and I think people come to see him, but he should not come and complain about it." [and] he likes to do that. It's part of his arsenal and we react in our own way. "

The Strasbourg coach, Thierry Laurey, also said that Neymar's attitude was completely false.

"Sometimes, when you've gone too far, you have to face it," Laurey said. "I can understand that my players have enough players looking to tease them, to make fun of them.It is true that after a while, it also catches up with him. the protection of the players, but there are limits … comes from your back, you make fun of it a bit. "