Neymar is taken off on a stretcher after appearing to twist his ankle

Neymar is taken off on a stretcher after appearing to twist his ankle in PSG’s clash with Lille – leaving him facing a race against time to make Champions League second leg with Bayern Munich next month

Neymar was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an ankle injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Lille. 

Lionel Messi struck in the fifth minute of injury-time to earn the reigning champions all three points with a 4-3 win but Christophe Galtier’s side were dealt with a blow earlier in the game. 

Early in the second-half, Neymar collided with Benjamin Andre in attempt to win the ball before twisting his ankle after landing awkwardly. 

Neymar attempted to walk it off but was eventually  stretchered off in tears and he could be a major doubt for the Champions League second leg tie against Bayern Munich.

The Brazilian star put PSG 2-0 up with a close-range finish after Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring 11 minutes in. 

Lille fought back strongly shockingly went 3-2 up through Bafode Diakite, Jonathan David and Jonathan Bamba’s goals. 

But Kylian Mbappe put the hosts level with three minutes of normal time before Messi’s last-ditch winner. .  

PSG face the task of coming behind to beat the Bundesliga giants after falling to a 1-0 home defeat in the first leg.

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