PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St Germain will be without Neymar when they take on Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday after the Brazilian was ruled out due to muscle pain.
“Following some pain in his abductor muscle, Neymar is still recovering and is training individually,” PSG said in a statement.
“He will resume training with the squad early next week.”
PSG are already without Kylian Mbappe, who has been ruled out for three weeks with a thigh injury and will miss the team’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Bayern Munich on Feb 14.
“The absence of Neymar and Kylian is obviously a pity because the three players up front had been connecting well,” said PSG coach Christophe Galtier.
“It will be up to those who play alongside Leo (Lionel Messi) to seize the opportunity.”
PSG lead the standings with 51 points from 21 games, five ahead of second-placed Olympique de Marseille.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Toby Davis)
