8 footballers to suffer from a metatarsal injury 

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Neymar is set to miss the 2nd leg match against Madrid next week

#2 Manuel Neuer - 2017 (Recovery Time - Ongoing)

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Neuer could miss the World Cup this year

The German goalkeeper has also suffered from the same injury twice in the same foot last year and is yet to be back in action.

He picked up a hairline fracture to a metatarsal in his left foot while playing in the Champions League 2nd-leg quarter-final against Real Madrid in April.

He then returned back to action after a couple of months only to suffer from another similar injury in September while training. He has undergone a successful surgery as the 31-year-old continues to recover before the World Cup this summer.


#1 Lionel Messi 2006 (Recovery Time - 12 Weeks)

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The injury kept him out for 3 months

The Barcelona superstar has also suffered from this metatarsal injury when he was 19-year-old.

He suffered from the fifth metatarsal injury on his left foot as the 19-year-old which happened while playing against Las Palmas in the opening minutes of the game.

The Argentine missed 3 months of action after successfully undergoing a surgery but he did recover just in time for the El Clasico where he became the 1st player, in over 12 years, to score a hattrick from either of the clubs.

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