Ahead of the Champions League first leg 16th leg against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Real Madrid defender Daniel Carvajal admits he is worried about the threat coming from Les Parisiens striker Neymar Junior.
Real Madrid will melakoni first game against PSG at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Wednesday (14/2/2018) or Thursday morning GMT. Although the status as defending champion in the last two seasons, Real Madrid predicted would have difficulty to beat PSG.
especially, PSG was able to show its productivity in scoring during the group phase with 25 goals scored from six matches. While Real Madrid "only" scored 17 goals and status as runner-up Group H under Tottenham Hotspur.
the sharpness shown PSG was not separated from the role of Neymar, who has scored 27 goals and 16 assists in all competitions this season. with the experience of Carvajal several times facing Neymar when the opponent is still defending Barcelona, he claimed not have a sure way to stop Neymar
"There is no magic formula to stop Neymar, we can only hope he does not have a good day," Carvajal said as quoted by BolaSport.com from the US.
In the game, Carvajal will not appear due to get a ban to compete. Real Madrid will also make Achraf Hakimi and Nacho Fernandez a substitute in the right-wing defender sector, but Carvajal admits he does not know who will perform in the game.
"I do not know who either of the two will play, but they are ready," Carvajal said.
"There is no favorite team in a match like this and it will be two games determined by small things We will try not to make mistakes," he said