Paris -Dani Alves insists Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have what it takes to beat Real Madrid in their Champions League showdown on Tuesday, even without the injured Neymar. "We always have two options — either we sit down and cry or we get up and do what we have to do," said Alves, when asked about the absence of his compatriot, who is back in Brazil after a foot operation. "With Neymar PSG are stronger, and without ‘Ney’ we are still strong because there are other players," said Alves at a media conference. "For sure, we will feel his absence. But … between sitting down and crying and getting up and getting on with it, I always opt for the second option." The world’s most expensive player had an operation on Saturday in Belo Horizonte on a small fracture to a metatarsal in his right foot and is now recovering with the aim of being back towards the end of the season. The hope for PSG is that they might be able to get their €222m man back for the latter stages of the Champions League. ...
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