PARIS (AP) — Portugal midfielder Joao Neves returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday as he fights for a spot in the round of 16 against Chelsea. champions league.
This is a boost for PSG coach Luis Enrique. The strong midfield that helped the team win their first competition last season is currently without Fabian Ruiz due to a knee injury, and the Spanish coach has been sidelined since mid-January.
Neves has been nursing an ankle injury and has missed the two Ligue 1 games PSG have played since then. Go beyond Monaco in the Champions League playoffs last month.
Asked if Neves would start in Wednesday’s first leg against Chelsea at the Parc des Princes, Enrique said: “We’ll see tomorrow, but we don’t want to give our opponents any clues.”
PSG last faced Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in July, when the English team won 3-0.
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