PSG with fitness and form worries ahead of Man United tie

Dana Schwartz

Paris Saint-Germain's German midfielder Julian Draxler and Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes talk with the referee next to Paris Saint-Germain's French midfielder Christopher Nkunku during their French

The Uruguay striker left the pitch on the stroke of halftime holding his thigh, soon after scoring with a penalty in the 42nd minute.

"I don't have any good news".

Neymar, 27, is set to be sidelined until April after suffering a foot injury last month and will miss both legs of the round-of-16 Champions League clash against Manchester United.

They will also be without Neymar for both legs against United. "He had problems and I have to wait until Thursday to be able to take a decision over playing him against Bordeaux". Yes it is worrying. "We don't have another Edi (Cavani), we don't have another Neymar".

The was some good news for PSG as midfielder Marco Verratti returned to the line-up after recovering from an ankle injury.

Such is its margin for error domestically that coach Thomas Tuchel could afford to wrap a host of key players in cotton wool with one eye on the Champions League.

"We can not make the mistake of expecting too much from players like (Eric Maxim) Choupo-Moting, who have not played much".

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"It's very hard to play when you've been injured like Marco", PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said.

Verratti started against Bordeaux but looked rusty, with several passes going astray.

The midfield is the greatest concern, even if Argentine worldwide Leandro Paredes made his full debut against Villefranche after signing from Zenit Saint Petersburg for 47 million euros ($54 million).

Strasbourg missed the chance to move from seventh to fifth place after losing at home to Angers 2-1, with 20-year-old striker Wilfried Kanga grabbing his first two goals in the top flight.

The English side beat Fulham 3-0 on Saturday in the English Premier League (EPL).

Nantes fans will pay their tributes to Sala in Sunday's home game against Nimes, where players will swap their traditional yellow home jerseys for black ones with Sala's name on.

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