Tuchel is not worried about Neymar after bad performance against Lille

Neymar had a "bad performance" on his return for Paris Saint-Germain, according to coach Thomas Tuchel, who nonetheless defended the fit-again forward.

"No, I'm not worried by his bad performance," Tuchel told reporters of Neymar's display. "I do not know if it's normal.

"I did not expect much from him because he missed six weeks. It's a lot for someone like him, who needs pace for everything he does.

"He missed precision today, timing. But it's like that. He had to play a few minutes."

Neymar was replaced by Kylian Mbappe and went straight down the tunnel rather than watch the rest of the game from the bench.

"It's normal. Many players enter the locker room directly," was Tuchel's view. "I did not see that because I was focused on the game, changing tactics.

"We have to talk about this thing internally. But we are not going to talk about it too much now."