Medical tests performed Thursday to confirm that Brazilian striker Neymar suffered a "hamstring injury" in his left leg during training on Tuesday, before the Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1).
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"Tests conducted this morning by the medical services of FC Barcelona have confirmed that Neymar Jr has a small hamstring hamstring injury in his left leg," the Catalan club.
"The evolution of the lesion mark availability for the next matches," added Barcelona, without giving further details.
Neymar did not play Wednesday's game in the sixth and final day of the group stage of the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen, which ended tied 1-1.
With the qualifying round in the pocket and the proximity of the Club World Cup, which starts on Thursday in Japan until February 20, coach Luis Enrique has preferred not to take risks.
In fact, according to the Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona target Neymar is to participate in the final of that competition, should get to it.