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PSG striker Neymar leaves on a stretcher after twisting ankle

Paris • Neymar went off on a stretcher after twisting his right ankle late in league leader Paris Saint-Germain's 3-0 victory against Marseille on Sunday.

PSG coach Unai Emery is hopeful Neymar will recover in time for the Champions League game against Real Madrid on March 6. PSG trails 3-1 from the first leg in the last 16.

PSG's game against fierce rival Marseille was heated, especially in the second half, with cheap challenges from both teams and 11 yellow cards — six of them for the hosts.

"We were solid and we tried to control the game," PSG captain Thiago Silva said.