Psg Neymar

PSG winger Neymar sustained ankle ligament damage on Sunday against Lille, his club announced on Tuesday.

Any ankle problem is reason for concern for the attacker, who has been plagued by injuries of that nature throughout his career. THE BIGGER PICTURE: PSG have the second leg of their last-16 tie with Bayern Munich scheduled for March 8, meaning they may have to compete without Neymar in that match as they try to overturn a 1-0 deficit. - PSG confirm nature of injury

"New examinations taken today confirm a sprained ankle for Neymar with ligament damage," PSG said in a statement.

PSG will be looking to avoid going out of the Champions League in the last 16 for what would be the fifth time in seven seasons. The French champions will head to Germany looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg, when Kylian Mbappe was restricted to a second-half cameo as a substitute on his return from a thigh injury. PSG confirmed after the victory a scan had shown no fracture, but said further tests would need to be carried out on the damage to the ligaments in the coming days.

Paris Saint-Germain have announced that Brazil superstar Neymar suffered an ankle sprain with ligament damage in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats R24 win over LOSC and ...

The only information released in terms of a prognosis was that further further examinations will be undertaken at the beginning of next week - at which time there may be an indication of whether the mercurial forward will be fit to take the field in the crunch return leg of Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with Bayern Munich, who clinched a 1-0 win in the first leg at the Parc des Princes last week. Paris Saint-Germain were awaiting these further examinations before making a pronouncement on the star's capacity to participate in some big upcoming fixtures, and on Tuesday club medical staff announced that Neymar is suffering from an ankle sprain and ligament damage - the same injury that befell him during the recent World Cup - and will miss Sunday's clash. [Neymar](https://www.ligue1.com/player?id=neymar-da-silva-santos-junior) managed an assist and a goal before he was stretchered off in tears in the crazy 4-3 win over LOSC at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, but he won't be in a position to recapture that form in Marseille this week, the capital club announced on Tuesday.