Official from Paris: Neymar will not play against Bayern. Hakimi has been accused of rape again

PSG are having a tough time again, losing 1:0 at home to Bayern Munich in their opening game at the Parc des Princes. In addition, one of their key players was injured and will not play in the rematch. Coach Christophe Galtier confirmed this on Friday afternoon and his worries are far from over.

Neymar will not play against Bayern

The Brazilian striker injured ligaments in his ankle, which unfortunately for PSG, he did not manage to heal and will miss at least the next two games.

Neymar will therefore not start in Saturday’s league game against Nantes, which certainly won’t bother coach Galtier as his team is in first place with an 8 point lead over second placed Marseille.

But on Wednesday, the Parisian team will play a rematch with Bayern and he will definitely be missing here! “He’s one of the best strikers in Ligue 1, he’s a big loss for us,” the French PSG coach said at a press conference on Friday.

Of course, he has many other great players at his disposal, but Neymar’s 18 goals and 17 assists in 29 games will be missed. All the more so when he faces a rampant Bayern, who have lost only twice this season and always away.

Hakimi accused of rape

PSG’s problems don’t end there, as another key figure in the team, Achraf Hakimi, has been in the media in recent days over rape allegations.

according to Whoscored, the 24-year-old Moroccan speedster is PSG’s 5th highest rated player. Moreover, he is really productive for a full-back, having already scored 4 goals and assisted 3 more in 21 league games this season.

Mutual duels

From the last 6 mutual duels, Bayern Munich managed to beat their Wednesday opponent 5 times. Moreover, in the last two matches, the Parisians have failed to score a single goal against the Munich side.

They are not the favourites to qualify this time either, and that was true even before the aforementioned news that went around the world today.

Source: PSG, Ligue 1, L’Équipe