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Neymar Expected to Miss PSG Trip to Montpellier

Paris St Germain's Neymar Jr (R) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain and Stade Reims, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 29 January 2023. (EPA)
Paris St Germain's Neymar Jr (R) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain and Stade Reims, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 29 January 2023. (EPA)
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Neymar Expected to Miss PSG Trip to Montpellier

Paris St Germain's Neymar Jr (R) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain and Stade Reims, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 29 January 2023. (EPA)
Paris St Germain's Neymar Jr (R) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain and Stade Reims, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 29 January 2023. (EPA)

Paris St Germain are expected to be without Neymar when they travel to Montpellier for a Ligue 1 game on Wednesday as the Brazil forward is suffering from muscle fatigue, the club said on Tuesday.

"Neymar has muscle fatigue and will remain in care today," the Ligue 1 leaders said in a statement.

PSG have 48 points from 20 games and lead second-placed RC Lens by three points.

Christophe Galtier's side have had a mediocre start to 2023, losing their last two away games at Lens and Stade Rennais before being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Stade de Reims on Sunday.

They host Bayern Munich in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Feb. 14.

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Premier League Rejects City Request to Delay Next Season’s Games after Club World Cup

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Premier League Rejects City Request to Delay Next Season’s Games after Club World Cup

Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Manchester City - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - September 28, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts. (Reuters)
Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Manchester City - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - September 28, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts. (Reuters)

The Premier League has rejected Manchester City's request to postpone the first two games of the 2025-26 season to help the players recover after their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in the US, the club's manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.

City and Chelsea are the two English clubs who have qualified for the expanded month-long Club World Cup set to start on June 15. The Premier League's season will begin in August.

An increasingly packed football calendar has been a concern among a growing number of players and managers. A report by global players' union FIFPRO said some players get only 12% of the year to rest.

The Premier League did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.

City midfielder Rodri said in September that players could be close to strike action over the time they are required to play. A knee ligament injury has since put him out for the season.

"I don’t know if we will play more games than the treble year (2022-23)... maybe we'll play less games," Guardiola told reporters.

"The Premier League has not allowed us to postpone the first two games for our recovery. Thank you so much. They don't postpone these games so that will be the moment of, oh, what do we have to do?"

He said the Club World Cup will make it even more difficult for clubs to manage player workload.