Champions League Match Schedule: Neymar May Miss Manchester City Last 16 Leg With Ankle After Barcelona Copa Del Rey Win

Jan 17, 2014 02:25 PM EST
Barcelona's Neymar
Barcelona's Neymar (R) challenges Levante's David Navarro during their Spanish First division soccer league match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona August 18."

Barcelona is dealing with another injury to a major player after Lionel Messi missed two months of action, as Neymar will be out with an ankle injury for up to four weeks after he sustained the injury against Getafe in the Copa Del Rey round of 16 victory this past week.

Barcelona will be without Neymar for up to a month and that means he will miss the next three La Liga matches and he also could be out for the Champions League first leg against Manchester City and that is coming up next month. According to ESPNFC.com, Neymar sustained an ankle injury in the 2-0 win in the Copa del Rey and now he could be out for three to four weeks and that means he will miss matches against Valencia, Malaga and Levante and it happened in the 22nd minute of the match last week and he will be out with what the team called a "sprained right ankle".

The first matches that he will miss come up in the La Liga schedule and the more important match is the Manchester City first leg and that comes on February 18. That will be one of the best matchups of the last 16 of the tournament and Man City has been playing very well and has been battling Arsenal at the top of the standings this season.

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