Neymar was livid with his teammates after PSG’s 3-1 defeat to Monaco as the Brazilian got involved in a heated exchange of words with the teammates following the dismal performance of the team.
🚨 Neymar clashed with team-mates before being involved in a heated dressing room row with PSG chief Luis Campos following Saturday's defeat at Monaco.
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PSG are struggling in domestic competitions after the French Champion experienced two back to back defeat and suffered a knockout from Coupe de France by the closest rival Marseille.
Neymar is vital to PSG’s success after the Prince of the French capital has already hit double figures for goals and assists in Ligue 1 and is instrumental to the way PSG play.
PSG has the most scoring trio in Europes top five leagues (all competitions) 👏
2⃣5⃣⚽️ – Kylian Mbappe
1⃣7⃣⚽️ – Neymar
1⃣5⃣⚽️ – Lionel Messi57 goals in total and 7 goals more than Manchester City's top trio! pic.twitter.com/o7FUsNHwgU
— Stats24 (@_Stats24) February 8, 2023
The best player of this generation after Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo attended the press conference prior to the high voltage UCL round of sixteen clash against Bayern Munich and the starman opened up about the locker room incident for the first time.
“It happened, a little discussion, we didn’t agree. It happens to us every day, but I love them all, it’s like with my girlfriend. Football is not just love, not just friendship. There is respect but it happens to have discussions.”- the Brazilian told in front of the press conference.
“We are not used to losing, when there are defeats, of course it disturbs us. It is part of the process to improve. For the locker room, it is sometimes lies what comes out in the press and it goes around the world.”
🗣️ @neymarjr spoke at the press conference ahead of the #UCL Round of 16 first leg against @FCBayernEN at the Parc des Princes.https://t.co/OwadpJyDlx
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“Rumours have happened to come out at key moments of the season. We have to look for what’s going on, it’s not normal for stories to come out in the press, it has to stay between us.”
“We have to walk together. When there’s news like that, we’re angry. I guarantee you that a lot of information is wrong, some is true.”- Neymar concluded.
PSG boss Christophe Galtier will be hoping that the dressing room clash could stay within the camp and ignites the team to deliver a blockbuster performance ahead of the most covetable game of the season.
🇧🇷 Neymar versus Bayern in 2021 🔥@neymarjr || #UCL pic.twitter.com/2JGcTWiagS
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Parc des Princes will host PSG-Bayern match on February 14 as the two clubs shared a prolonged history of rivalry in recent years, the atmosphere will be electric and promised to be a fiery contest between the super giants when things unfolded. Keep an eye on SportsZion for all the latest news.