What time is it? It's Neymar's injury time

If it happens once, it's a shame. If it happens twice, it's an unfortunate string. If it happens three times, something is going on. And if it happens for the fourth time, at the exact same period of the year, then some eyebrows ought to be raised.

Neymar Jr. of PSG will probably miss both matches of 1/8 finals of the UCL due to an injury he picked up against Caen in the French national Cup last night. The news of Neymar's injury comes only five days before their fixture at Camp Nou vs Barcelona, which could prove dreadful for Mauricio Pochettino's outfit already lacking the presence of Angel Di Maria.

There's no doubt that the Brazilian suffered a horrendous tackle, you can't neglect his obvious pain. But, as we suggested early on, there's a sort of disbelief that the same thing happens to Neymar for the fourth year in a row. Just when his younger sisters' birthday is around the corner. Rafaella Santos was born on 11th March 1996, and her brother tries to impress her every single year, coming to Brazil to celebrate the special day with her.

So it's unsurprising that some football fans are cynical, given how Neymar has always seemed to make time for Rafaella's birthday, no matter what is going on in the football world.

"There are three things certain in life: death, taxes, Neymar being injured for his sister's birthday," speculated one cynic on Twitter, while the other added:

"I hope the festivals in Brazil and his sister's birthday are worth it, speedy recovery for sure."