Is Neymar playing for PSG versus Genuine Madrid? Most recent update in front of Champions League Round of 16

Paris Saint-Germain have the most elegant assaulting threesome in Europe - Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar - and quite possibly's allies will actually want to see each of the three playing together in the Champions League Round of 16. PSG will probably require them, as well, with the resistance being record 13-time European heroes Real Madrid.

While Messi and Mbappe have been collaborating of late, Neymar is just now getting back from a lower leg injury and a few reports show he's even a choice to begin in the primary leg against Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes.

"My choice is made whether Neymar will play [vs. Genuine Madrid] or not, an hour and a half or less," supervisor Mauricio Pochettino said in the number one spot up to the initial match of the series. "I won't utter a word for the occasion."

Neymar is on the rebound from injury, having harmed his lower leg in Ligue 1 activity against Saint-Etienne in November as he endeavored to stay away from a test and landed gracelessly.

The 30-year-old has now gotten back to full preparation and could well have an impact in the impending crunch experience.

How lengthy has Neymar been out?

Neymar got the injury on November 28, 2021 as his side beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (video above).

The club later affirmed that Neymar had endured tendon harm in his lower leg and required a 6-multi week recuperation period prior to getting back to full preparation. It turns out he wanted somewhat additional time, getting back to full preparation on Feb. 10 only days before the main leg against Real Madrid.

That was the very most recent actual issue he has needed to manage lately. In the beyond over two years, he has likewise had a hamstring injury (Oct. 2019), wounded ribs (Feb. 2020), COVID-19 (summer 2020), another lower leg injury (Dec. 2020), and two adductor wounds (Oct. 2020 and Feb. 2021) that have demonstrated a continuous issue as he has looked to get back to top wellness.

Neymar's Champions League Round of 16 history

In the event that he sees activity against Real Madrid, the Brazilian will would like to utilize the event to switch a pattern: He has been missing from the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 as a general rule in the beyond five years.

The Brazilian finished paperwork for PSG from Barcelona in the late spring of 2017, ordering an enormous $250 million exchange charge, as the French goliaths made it clear they were hoping to fabricate a power equipped for winning the UEFA Champions League without precedent for club history.