{"id":6194,"date":"2024-11-05T06:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6194"},"modified":"2024-11-05T06:46:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:46:45","slug":"neymar-provides-update-after-suffering-injury-scare-just-two-games-into-comeback-from-acl-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6194","title":{"rendered":"Neymar provides update after suffering injury scare just two games into comeback from ACL tear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182914773.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C430\" alt=\" Neymar of Al-Hilal reacts after an injury during the AFC Champions League Elite match between Al-Hilal and Esteghlal at Kingdom Arena\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Neymar\u00a0cut a disheartened figure on the sidelines after he was forced off in just his second game since recovering from a major knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazillian joined\u00a0Saudi Pro League\u00a0side Al Hilal last\u00a0summer\u00a0in a deal reportedly worth an eye-watering\u00a0\u00a3130m per season.<\/p>\n<p>However, he managed just five games in all competitions before suffering a season-ending knee injury\u00a0while on international duty with Brazil last October.<\/p>\n<p>After completing a year-long rehabilitation programme, Neymar made his return last month with a 14-minute cameo appearance against Al-Ain.<\/p>\n<p>However, his second substitute appearance \u2013 against Esteghlal FC in the AFC Champions League on Monday \u2013 ended in frustrating fashion when the 32-year-old was withdrawn after just 29 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar appeared to sustain a hamstring injury before signalling that he needed to come off, slamming his shin pads on the ground in frustration as he sat back down on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, however, the forward was hopeful that it was nothing major. \u2018I\u2019ll do some tests and hopefully, it\u2019s nothing too much,\u2019 he said on Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21928132 lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182913042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Neymar\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182913042.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" data-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Neymar lasted just 29 minutes before being subbed off (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21928130 lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182914527.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Al-Hilal v Esteghlal - AFC Champions League Elite West Region\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182914527.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" data-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The Brazilian has only just returned from a major knee injury (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s normal that after one year [out] this happens, the doctors had already warned me, so I have to be careful and play more minutes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The forward, who moved to Saudi Arabia from Paris Saint-Germain, has endured a torrid run with injuries in the second half of his career, with various ankle problem blighting the end of his time with the French giants.<\/p>\n<p>Only last month, Neymar was reduced to tears as he opened on on his arduous journey back to full fitness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What I want most in life is to play football,\u2019 he told\u00a0NR Sports. \u2018I have suffered every day I\u2019ve been away from the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is what hurts me the most. I am focused on the most important people in my life, my family and friends, and football. I have risen every time I have been injured. But I don\u2019t return halfway.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In Neymar\u2019s absence, it was a hat-trick from former Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic which guided AL-Hilal to a 3-0 win over their Iranian opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Jesus\u2019 side remain unbeaten in the AFC Champions League and are also top of the Saudi Pro League as they go in search of their seventh league title in the last nine seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neymar\u00a0cut a disheartened figure on the sidelines after he was forced off in just his second game since recovering from a major knee injury. 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