Neymar Injury: Updates on Barcelona Star's Knee and Return

Barcelona are facing a significant injury blow, as star forward Neymar suffered a knee injury while on international duty.

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Neymar Limps Out of Brazil Training

Thursday, Sept. 3

The Brazil skipper picked up the problem during training with Brazil in the USA, as reported by Marca.

It means Barcelona could be without one-third of their devastating attacking trio; Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi sensationally fired the Blaugrana to an historic treble of trophies in the 2014-15 season.

After missing some games earlier in the season with parotitis, per the club’s official website, to suffer another injury setback will be a major disappointment for Neymar, who will be hoping to establish himself alongside Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the very best players in the world in 2015-16.

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Replacing his influence would be tough, too. While the Blaugrana have added Arda Turan to their ranks, he won’t officially join the squad until January 2016, meaning manager Luis Enrique may have to call upon some younger players to fill the void potentially left by the Brazilian starlet.

Mirroring Neymar’s impact is impossible. His work on the left flank has been dazzling as of late, with a regular stream of goals and assists coming via the former Santos star. While Messi and Suarez are very important, neither provide a scintillating, direct edge to Barca’s play quite like the Brazilian.

They’re traits that would have been crucial for Barcelona in upcoming matches. Granted, Enrique has one of the very best squads in Europe to tap into, but the absence of Neymar will be an uneasy proposition for Blaugrana fanatics around the globe as their side look to defend the three pieces of silverware they swaggered to last season.