Newcastle boost as key PSG man is subbed off with hamstring injury during crucial international clash
MARQUINHOS was substituted at half-time with a hamstring injury during Brazil's clash with Argentina last night.
The Paris Saint-Germain star was replaced by Nino after feeling an issue.
Brazil went on to lose 1-0 to their fierce rivals at the Maracana, their first ever home World Cup qualifying defeat.
After the match, Marquinhos offered an update on why he was replaced at the break.
The 29-year-old said, as per : "I felt a strain on my hamstring during a play, it was painful, that’s why I came off.
"I underwent initial examinations, and it was painful during stretching. I will undergo further tests in Paris.
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"We have to wait. I’ll arrive in Paris on Thursday; it might be a bit tight for Monaco.
"I don’t know how I’ll feel in a few days. I hope it’s not serious, and I can get back on the field as soon as possible."
Marquinhos' injury could scarcely have come at a worst time for PSG.
Luis Enrique's side host high-flying Monaco in a top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash at Parc des Princes on Friday night.
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They are then set to welcome Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday.
PSG currently sit second in Group F on six points, having been beaten 4-1 at St James' Park earlier in the season.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are bottom on four points having lost home and away to Borussia Dortmund - but would clamber above PSG with a win.
Elsewhere, leaders Dortmund travel to third-placed AC Milan in a group that is all to play for going into matchday five.
In a further blow to PSG, Warren Zaire-Emery is set to be sidelined until 2024.
The 17-year-old wonderkid suffered an ankle injury while playing for France against Gibraltar.
