PARIS – The return of Paris Saint Germain striker Neymar is scheduled to agree he points out, the coach said on Friday Mauricio Pochettino. The striker was ruled out of all activity with the club for four weeks, in early February, due to an adductor muscle injury.
The Brazilian international has been inactive since he limped off the field on February 10 in a French Cup match against Caen, which sidelined him from the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. against Barcelona.
He returned to individual training on Thursday, which raised hopes for an early return.
“He has been following the protocol of the medical and performance area,” Pochettino said at a press conference ahead of the PSG’s trip to Dijon.
“Today he was on the track to train individually. He has a good mindset. We are happy. Everything is under control in terms of time. He is on schedule.”
PSG, who host Barcelona on March 10 in the return leg after a convincing 4-1 victory at the Camp Nou, need to recover first in Ligue 1 after falling to third place with a 2-0 defeat at home to Monaco last weekend.
Although Dijon is at the end of the table, PSG are facing a complicated task, as they will not have Neymar, Ángel Di María, Leandro Parets, Alessandro Florenzi, Marco Verratti and Mauro Icardi, all injured.
PSG follows the leader Lille, by four points, and ‘ Olympique Lyonnais, Second place, by one.