The Brazil star is ready for his first appearance since suffering an injury during the October international break <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Neymar is ready to return to action for Paris Saint-Germain against Lille on Saturday, but the Ligue 1 champions could be without Kylian Mbappe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Brazil superstar has not featured for his club since sustaining a hamstring injury during the October international break, continuing a tale of fitness woe that has stained his time at the Parc des Princes.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a pre-match news conference, head coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed Neymar would be available for a mouth-watering week of fixtures, with trips to Real Madrid and Monaco coming after Lille’s visit to the French capital.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Neymar feels good,” Tuchel said. “He has trained well and will be in the group for tomorrow’s match, but he will not be able to play 90 minutes.<\/p>\n
“He will bring us quality and decisiveness. When he is with us, we are super dangerous. That is necessary if we want to continue to win<\/p>\n
“Lille, Real Madrid and Monaco represent three challenging games for us.”<\/p>\n
Mbappe has often stepped up in Neymar’s absence, but the France forward has been laid low by illness having already suffered hamstring, thigh and groin setbacks this term.<\/p>\n
“He had a fever, he has to start training today, we have to wait,” said Tuchel, who will be without midfield duo Marco Verratti (knee) and Ander Herrera (thigh).<\/p>\n
Neymar’s rehabilitation took in a trip to watch the Davis Cup in Madrid this week, something which neither delighted nor angered his boss.<\/p>\n
“What can I do? I’m not his father, nor the police. I am just his coach,” Tuchel added.<\/p>\n
“He trained well. Did I enjoy his trip to Madrid? No. But he was very professional during those two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“He did more than others, working with the group and also individually. If all goes well, he can play [against Lille]. Tomorrow we will decide”.<\/p>\n
After a rocky start to the season, PSG have their vice-like grip on the French domestic scene back again and find themselves eight points clear at the top with 13 games played.<\/p>\n
Qualification from the Champions League group stage is also already secured, with Tuesday’s trip to Madrid offering them the chance to lock in first place in Group A with a game to spare.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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