#neymar-injury

#neymar-injury

"What a good day, and what a stupid accident...again. Five years after [my previous nose break], my nose is f---ed up even worse [laughs]. As you see, it's even more cracked the same direction, and when I touch [my nose], my bones are broken inside."

Rafael Leao has flown to his home country to check on his injury and he will not be back in Italy for a few days, a report claims.

Marc Bernal was one of the two casualties for Barcelona in their recent 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid. The young midfielder picked up a knock and had to be subbed off around the hour mark.

The ongoing discussions regarding future structural changes to the game, such as the introduction of new tournaments (eg. Fifa Club World Cup), further intensify this challenge. These changes have the potential to significantly reduce the downtime available to elite players, affecting their recovery and overall well-being.

Araujo started the game at right-back but asked to be subbed and was replaced by Bernal in the first half of the match in the Spanish capital.

You can't play at half intensity. You're three times more likely to get injured. It's the worst thing you can do as a footballer.

Of course, I speak to [Mbappé] every day. It's under control, every day he's better. I've said it's a process where we'll go day by day according to his feelings. Right now, it's all good news.

Yesterday he had to leave training and on other days he has felt discomfort. But after yesterday's training, we spoke with doctors and decided he should stop, recover 100 per cent and come back with confidence and without discomfort. From now on, we'll have to wait and see if it's a matter of days, and it doesn't take too long, but he should take the time he needs.