PSG Winger, Neymar Set To Miss 2-3 Weeks - Thomas Tuchel Confirms

PSG Winger, Neymar could be out for 2-3 weeks after being subbed off against Basaksehir after a slight discomfort in his left thigh, PSG manager, Thomas Tuchel confirms.

AllNews understands that Neymar may miss Paris Saint-Germain's next few matches after limping off in Wednesday's Champions League win.

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The Brazil international felt a slight discomfort in his left thigh and was replaced by Pablo Sarabia as a precautionary measure with 26 minutes of play at the Fatih Terim Stadium. 

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PSG have three matches in the next 10 days - against Nantes and Rennes in Ligue 1, and a two-leg match against RB Leipzig in the Champions League - before the international break. 

With Neymar importance - two goals and three assists in six appearances this term, a cause for concern to Thomas Tuchel

"It was necessary to take him off, We now have to wait for a diagnosis. It was not serious pain, but he felt uncomfortable", Tuchel said. 

"Because of the tight schedule, it might cost him a few games, though I cannot be sure at this point."

 At his news conference, Tuchel said: "It is the adductor muscle. I hope it's not too bad an injury. We have to wait for the tests tomorrow."

"We won - that's what we wanted to do," he said. "We know we will have to improve. Some things have been good for us, other things not. We play every three days, so we'll have time to work on that for the next few matches. 

"We know we can play better, but we have to accept that we can't do it right now. It's more difficult but I want to protect my players because I think they are doing the maximum.  

"We knew we were going to fall against a team that was going to put aggression in the game.  

"It's true that we may have lacked communication in the first half. We corrected that in the second and won the game." 

PSG managed only one attempt on target in the first half and was indebted to Kean for their victory. 

The forward became the youngest ever Italian player to score on his first Champions League start at 20 years and 243 days, brushing aside Alessandro Del Piero's record.