Champions League 2025-26: PSG gets Neves boost ahead of Chelsea match in Round 16


Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, making him eligible to face Chelsea in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

That is a boost for PSG coach Luis Enrique, whose powerful midfield, which helped the team win the league for the first time last season, is currently being taken away from Fabian Ruiz due to a knee injury that has sidelined the Spaniard since mid-January.

Neves has been struggling with an ankle injury and missed the two Ligue 1 games that PSG have played since beating Monaco in the Champions League play-offs last month.

Asked whether Neves will start in the first leg against Chelsea at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, Enrique said: «We will see tomorrow, I don’t want to give any clues to our opponent.» vch5.

PSG last played Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in July, when the English side won 3-0.

Published on March 10, 2026



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