Neymar will miss PSG first knock-out match in UCL against Man Utd (confirmed).

Neymar will miss PSG first knock-out match in UCL against Man Utd (RMC)

Neymar is set to miss the first leg of PSG's Champions League clash with Manchester United .

The Brazilian limped off in tears after suffering a metatarsal injury in a French Cup win over Strasbourg in midweek.

PSG feared the injury was a serious one and it appears Neymar is set for a spell on the sidelines.


RMC Sport reports the PSG superstar still cannot put weight on his right foot and has been told he has no chance of making the first leg at Old Trafford on February 12.

It is believed he could still be forced to undergo an operation with Brazil's team doctor set to meet with PSG medical staff this week.

Should Neymar have to go under the knife, he will almost certainly miss the second leg of the last-16 encounter on March 6.

Speaking ahead of his side's clash with Rennes, PSG boss Thomas Tuchel insisted the problem would become clearer this week.

"It's horrible that's certain, after Marco Verratti, now Ney," he said.

"They are key players, players with great quality, quality extraordinary, they are missed greatly but at the same time, it is our challenge to find a solution.

"That's the job of the whole team because we don't have players that can play like Marco or Ney, that would replace them both perfectly, but we are a strong team and we stay together and we will show it."