Neymar picks up injury after lavish birthday party

Neymar will not be part of the Paris St Germain squad to face Nantes on Tuesday after he suffered a rib injury just two days after celebrating his birthday in a lavish way.

Neymar threw a birthday party at a Parisian nightclub which had in attendance a few of his PSG teammates - Marco Verratti, Edinson Cavani, and Angel Di Maria.

Since he made a move from. Barcelona to PSG, the Brazilian who recently clocked 28 has been nursing injury on every birthday of his.

This year's event was frowned at by PSG boss, Thomas Tuchel, who described it as a distraction.

He, however, stated that the birthday party won't determine who will be included in his team for the clash with Nantes.

"I always protect my players, and I really love my team. With this party, I accept that it is a bit difficult to protect the players, but the context is not simply black or white," he told a news conference.

"Is it the best way to prepare for a match? No, clearly not. Is it the worst thing in the world? No.

"It is a shame, because we are giving people the chance to speak badly of us. We need to adapt to the situation, but I am not going to leave a player on the bench or at home because they went out and celebrated.”