Agonizing Injury List for PSG Ahead on Man United Fixture

Edinson Cavani reacts at Parc des Princes

Edinson Cavani may miss the first leg of Paris St-Germain’s Champions League last-16 tie with Manchester United, along with the injured Neymar and unfit Marco Verratti. Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier will also be absent with PSG confirming he suffered a concussion during Saturday’s match.

The 31-year-old Uruguayan injured a tendon in his hip after scoring a penalty in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Bordeaux while his teammate Neymar has been ruled out of Tuesday’s first leg and the return game on 6 March following a broken metatarsal he suffered in a 2-0 French Cup victory over Strasbourg on Wednesday, 23 January.

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“The treatment of this injury and the length of his unavailability will depend on the evolution of the injury over the coming days,” read PSG statement in regards to the Cavani’s injury.

While speaking to Canal+, PSG manager Thomas Tuchel lamented, “there is no good news for Edi this morning … It’s too much.”

“There are still examinations today at our training centre, the club will speak a little later, but in my opinion the news is not going to be very good. It will be very difficult for him to play.

“There is a very small hope. We always hope but the first exams are not good.”

“These are quality players who are here for the decisive matches in the Champions League, to play at the best level. It’s not possible to lose all of the players capable of fighting at this standard,” he added.

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“We don’t have a backup to Edi, we don’t have a backup to Neymar.

“We’re no longer looking at Plan B but Plan D.”

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With the Red Devils in fantastic form under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, will leave PSG depending on World Cup-winning forward Kylian Mbappe as the only fit member of their first-choice front three. There are fears that Cavani may even be ruled out of the second leg of the tie

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