Neymar limps down tunnel as Paris Saint-Germain star suffers injury in first half of Champions League clash

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Neymar may have suffered another injury setback as the Paris Saint-Germain star limped off in the first half of their Champions League clash Istanbul Basaksehir.

The 28-year-old looked in pain as he picked up an injury just 26 minutes into the match on Wednesday night.

Neymar looked in pain as the injury was assessedIcon Sport - GettyNeymar was forced off just 26 minutes into the matchAFP or licensors

Neymar appeared to try and play through the pain at first but wanted to be subbed off.

He was then seen heading straight down the tunnel in another blow for Thomas Tuchel and PSG with Pablo Sarabia having to come on in his place.

The Brazil forward also became the first PSG player to be subbed off in the first half of a Champions League game since 2016. In that match Thiago Motta made way in the 44th minute against Man City.

Neymar tried to carry on with the injury but had to be replacedGetty - Pool

Straight down the tunnel…

The moment Neymar came off with an injury for PSG 🤕

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The Ligue 1 club went into the half-time break still goalless against the Turkish side as they look to go one better than last season and lift the trophy.

In August, they were beaten 1-0 in the final by Bayern Munich with Kingsley Coman scoring the only goal.

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