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Injured Neymar out of PSG's Champions League clash with Barcelona
The absence of Neymar will hit PSG's hopes of eliminating Barcelona
Neymar will miss Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League last 16, first leg match against his former club Barcelona due to a groin injury, the French club said Thursday.
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The Brazilian forward suffered the injury in PSG's 1-0 win against Caen in the French Cup on Wednesday, ruling him out of the game in Spain on February 16.
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PSG said he was expected to be sidelined for "around four weeks", meaning he could return for the second leg in France on March 10.
It is a second blow to last season's beaten Champions League finalists after winger Angel Di Maria was ruled out of the match with a thigh injury.
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