Neymar is taken off on a stretcher after appearing to twist his ankle in PSG’s clash with Lille
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Neymar is stretchered off after appearing to have sprained his ankle in PSG’s clash with Lille, leaving him in a race against time to reach the Champions League second leg with Bayern Munich next month.
Neymar was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an ankle injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Lille.
Lionel Messi scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn all three points for the reigning champions in a 4-3 win, but Christophe Galtier’s side took a hit earlier in the game.
Early in the second half, Neymar collided with Benjamin Andre in an attempt to win the ball before spraining his ankle after landing awkwardly.
He tried to walk away, but finally fell on a stretcher crying and could be a big doubt for the second leg of the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
The Brazilian star put PSG 2-0 up with a shot from point-blank range after Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring after 11 minutes.
Neymar was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an ankle injury in the win over Lille
The Brazilian collided with Benjamin Andre in an attempt to get hold of the ball before twisting his ankle
Lille fought back strongly and surprisingly went up 3-2 through goals from Bafode Diakite, Jonathan David and Jonathan Bamba.
But Kylian Mbappé leveled the hosts with his second goal in the 87th minute before Messi’s last goal. .
PSG face the task of coming back to beat Bayern after losing 1-0 at home in the first leg.
Neymar has been a key part of the team this season with 17 goals and 16 assists in 28 appearances in all competitions.
Following Sunday’s victory, PSG remain at the top of Ligue 1, eight points ahead of second-placed Marseille, who take on Toulouse later in the day.
Lionel Messi’s stoppage-time goal ensured PSG avoided losing points on Sunday