By Associated Press - Friday, September 22, 2017

PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain says Neymar will miss Saturday’s French league match at Montpellier because of a right foot injury.

The 25-year-old Neymar has scored four goals and delivered four assists in five games with PSG since he joined from Barcelona in a world-record transfer worth 222 million euros ($262 million). It’s the first game the Brazil international will miss with PSG since he was authorized to play.

PSG travels to Montpellier aiming to extend its perfect league record this season to seven matches.

People were interested in these podcasts

It is unclear whether Neymar will have recovered in time for next week’s Champions League game against Bayern Munich.

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Story Topics

Please read our comment policy before commenting.