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Neymar is taken off on a stretcher after suffering a sprained ankle during PSG's 4-3 win over Lille - leaving him facing a race against time to make Champions League second leg with Bayern Munich next month

2023-02-19 2 Dailymotion

Neymar was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an ankle injury during Paris Saint-Germain's win over Lille. <br /><br />Lionel Messi struck a free-kick in the fifth minute of injury time to earn the reigning champions all three points with a 4-3 win but Christophe Galtier's side was dealt with a blow earlier in the game. <br /><br />Early in the second half, Neymar collided with Benjamin Andre in an attempt to win the ball before twisting his ankle after landing awkwardly. <br /><br />'It's complicated at that time, there were injuries to Nuno Mendes and Neymar. Ney, it's probably a sprained ankle, we'll assess the severity of the injury. It is being examined,' said Galtier after the match. <br /><br />Neymar had put PSG 2-0 up with a close-range finish after Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring 11 minutes in. <br /><br />Lille fought back strongly and shockingly went 3-2 up through Bafode Diakite, Jonathan David, and Jonathan Bamba's goals. <br /><br />But Kylian Mbappe put the hosts level with his second goal in the 87th minute before Messi's last-ditch winner. <br /><br />PSG faces the task of coming behind to beat Bayern after falling to a 1-0 home defeat in the first leg.<br /><br />Neymar has been a key cog in the team this season with 17 goals and 16 assists in 28 appearances across all competitions. <br /><br />Following Sunday's win, PSG remains top of Ligue 1, eight points ahead of second-placed Marseille who face Toulouse later in the day. ..

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