Neymar in line to make PSG comeback against Real Madrid

Neymar in line to make PSG comeback against Real Madrid

The French club revealed on the eve of the tie that former Real defender Sergio Ramos is the simplest player lacking due to damage as he maintains to conflict with a calf hassle.

Neymar, meanwhile, has been back in schooling and will function for the first time due to the fact that suffering an ankle harm in a Ligue 1 recreation towards Saint-Etienne on November 28.

"He is fine and he is full of self assurance. Even if he hasn't performed a recreation he'll deliver a hundred% if he does come on, however the educate will determine if he is at the bench or if he performs," stated PSG captain Marquinhos.

Paris instruct Mauricio Pochettino is below pressure to deliver heading into the tie with an go out within the first knockout round of Europe's elite membership competition unthinkable for the club that signed Lionel Messi at the start of the season.

"Given the players involved, this can were the very last," mentioned Pochettino, whose side misplaced within the semi-finals closing season to Manchester City.

The Qatar-owned membership lost the 2020 final to Bayern Munich but before that had gone out within the final 16 in three immediately seasons.

"PSG had been seeking to win this trophy for 50 years, so we are the challengers," said Pochettino, whose team have struggled to persuade this season despite sitting thirteen factors clear on the pinnacle of Ligue 1.

"The team we're coming up in opposition to are the ones who are used to winning the Champions League."

Pochettino said that neither Idrissa Gana Gueye nor Abdou Diallo could be considered to begin the game on the Parc des Princes having back ultimate week from winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.

PSG are hoping for a large overall performance from Messi, who has scored 5 of his seven desires so far this season in the Champions League.

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