The Brazilian hopes to help his team in the next round, if the Parisians are likely to pass..

The possible presence on the football field of the Brazilian striker Neymar in the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League between the French PSG and Catalan Barcelona was almost a more discussed topic in the remaining few hours before the start of the meeting..

The forward even held a full training session with his team last weekend, but the club's coaching staff made the final decision to keep him not only in the cup game against Brest (0: 3), but also in the upcoming meeting against the Spanish grandee.

On the official website of the reigning champions of France, summaries of the currently most relevant medical examination for football players were published, according to which it can be concluded that Neymar will not be included in the application for the return game against Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthereby continuing the process of recovery from injury.

Also, the French club announced the absence in the upcoming meeting of the Spanish defender Juan Bernat, for a similar reason to the Brazilian, and the Italian striker Moise Keen, who had previously been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus..

In addition, for personal reasons, the morning practice on Tuesday, March 9, was forced to miss the Spanish goalkeeper Sergio Rico.

Recall that in the first match of this pair, PSG celebrated a landslide victory at the Camp Nou stadium with a score of 4: 1. Neymar missed that match for the same reason..

The return game on the field of the Parisians is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10. Beginning at 22:00 Kiev time.