Neymar is progressing well in his recovery from an adductor injury, according to Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino.
The Brazil star has been out of action since suffering the blow in PSG s Coupe de France win away at Caen on February 10.
His timeline for a return put him on track to feature in the second leg of the Champions League last-16 clash with his former club Barcelona on March 10, PSG holding a commanding 4-1 lead in the tie.
And, following PSG s 1-0 victory over Bordeaux on Wednesday, Pochettino gave an optimistic update on Neymar s status.
He told a media conference: Tomorrow, we will evaluate the players and the fact that we can recover a few players, that would be a good thing for the match on Saturday [against Brest in the Coupe de France].
Neymar s progression is favourable. In the coming days, we will assess to see if he can be ready.
1 Paris have won without starting Kylian Mbappé, Angel Di Maria and Neymar for the first time in Ligue 1 since all of them are playing together (2017-18). Before tonight, PSG had won none of the three games played without them in the top-flight (D1 L2). Independence.
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PSG remain two points behind Lille at the top of Ligue 1, Les Dogues scoring twice in stoppage time to beat Marseille 2-0 and stay at the summit.
I think we started the game well. We had a good first half, added Pochettino. In the second half, Bordeaux increased the pace of play, we suffered a bit, but then we controlled. We defended well and I m very happy with the team s performance.
We know that we have 10 matches left and that if we win them, with direct confrontations, we know that we will be champions.
For all the time that I have been in the business, I know that you have to be patient.
