The PSG forward sustained injury last month (January) against Strasbourg. He's suffering from a broken foot, the same injury that made him absent for most of the second half of the previous season.
His return date still remains a question but he will not play against Manchester United on Tuesday. Neymar will not be the only one absent, Edinson Cavani will also be absent after suffering a muscle injury on Saturday while Marco Verratti may also be absent. But the Brazilian's injury is what Buffon is concerned about the most, "I think this is a problem for us," Buffon told CNN.
"I'm not sure if it's a big problem or a little one. I hope it's only a small problem and that we are nevertheless a team that can thrive without him. It would give us great strength and confidence.
"But I must say that without a player of Ney's caliber, it's going to be heavy going, particularly because in the last two or three months he's been in excellent condition both physically and mentally and would have been of enormous help.”However, Buffon hopes the team can get past this hurdle and make it past the quarter-finals of the Champions League even though they were unable to do that without Neymar in the previous season against Real Madrid.
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