Neymar harm return on schedule after mild coaching session: Mauricio Pochettino

Paris St Germain ahead Neymar’s return from harm is on schedule after he was dominated out for 4 weeks earlier this month with an adductor muscle harm, coach Mauricio Pochettino mentioned on Friday.
The Brazil worldwide has been sidelined since limping off the pitch on Feb. 10 in a French Cup recreation towards Caen, which dominated him out of PSG’s Champions League last-16 first leg towards Barcelona.
He resumed particular person coaching on Thursday, elevating hopes that he is perhaps again sooner than anticipated.
“He has been following the protocol of the medical and performance sector,” Pochettino advised a information convention forward of PSG’s Ligue 1 journey to Dijon.
“Today he was on the pitch to train individually. He’s got a good mindset. We’re happy. Everything is under control in terms of timing. He’s on schedule.”
PSG, who host Barcelona on March 10 within the return leg after claiming an emphatic 4-1 win on the Camp Nou, first have to bounce again in Ligue 1 after they fell down to 3rd with a 2-0 house defeat to Monaco final weekend.
Although Dijon are backside of the desk, PSG face a difficult activity as they are going to be with out Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes in addition to Alessandro Florenzi, Marco Verratti and Mauro Icardi who’re all injured.
PSG path leaders Lille by 4 factors and second-placed Olympique Lyonnais by one.