Furious Neymar Alleges Racism As Five Sent Off In PSG Storm | Football News

Neymar insisted he had been the sufferer of racism as he was considered one of 5 gamers despatched off in a mass brawl on the finish of Marseille’s 1-Zero win over Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. PSG’s Brazilian star appeared to accuse Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a “monkey” in a sequence of livid tweets after he was despatched off in damage time for slapping the Marseille defender on the again of the top. “Look at the racism. That’s why I hit him,” Neymar, who was getting back from coronavirus quarantine, mentioned as he left the pitch.

“The only regret I have is not hitting this idiot in the face,” the world’s costliest participant tweeted later.

Neymar was red-carded after a VAR overview, whereas teammates Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes had been additionally despatched off. Marseille striker Dario Benedetto and defender Jordan Amavi had been additionally expelled.

“It’s easy for VAR to show my ‘aggression’. ‘Now I’d like to them to show the image of the racist who called me a ‘MONKEY SON OF A BITCH’. I’d really like that!” Neymar tweeted later.

Florian Thauvin’s close-range volley on 31 minutes earned Marseille a primary victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011 however the ugly scenes overshadowed the sport at Parc des Princes.

Neymar “told me it was a racist insult, but I didn’t hear anything on the pitch”, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned.

“There is no place for racism in football but I don’t think that was the case,” Marseille coach Andre Villas Boas informed Telefoot. “We’ll have to look at it.”

‘What racism?’

According to Telefoot, Gonzalez replied “What racism?” when he was requested concerning the incident. Insulting feedback on his Instagram account acquired tens of hundreds of likes.

PSG sporting director Leonardo urged referee Jerome Brisard lacked the expertise to officiate such a highly-charged fixture.

“Fourteen yellow cards and five reds means the match was out of control,” mentioned Leonardo. “Not to criticise the referee but perhaps it’s not the time to officiate a ‘clasico’.”

Tuchel tried to downplay the defeat.

“I’m not angry. I think you have to separate the performance and the result. We played a great match, I’m happy with the quality, mentality and the effort,” he mentioned.

“I told the players if we continue to play like that we’ll win every match. It was a great performance but the result is what it is.”

PSG, runners-up to Bayern Munich within the Champions League remaining final month, have now misplaced their opening two video games of a season with out scoring for the primary time since 1978/79.

A frenzied schedule awaits Tuchel’s coronavirus-hit facet, beginning with the go to of Metz in midweek and a visit to Nice subsequent Sunday, and Neymar now faces a suspension.

Marseille discover themselves with an early six-point benefit as they try to shut the hole on PSG, French champions seven of the previous eight years.

Mbappe out

After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday, Tuchel was capable of recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match performed in entrance of round 4,000 supporters in Paris.

However, Kylian Mbappe remained absent after testing constructive for Covid-19 on France obligation firstly of the week with Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos additionally nonetheless lacking.

Marseille ‘keeper Steve Mandanda produced an impressive reflex to maintain out an effort from Marco Verratti only a minute in as tempers bubbled over steadily within the capital.

Thauvin, who shone in Marseille’s opening 3-2 win at Brest earlier than the worldwide break, made the breakthrough when he turned in a Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank vary.

Di Maria discovered the online for PSG simply previous the hour however had strayed behind the final defender, and Marseille’s celebrations had been lower quick in related trend moments later when a Benedetto aim was dominated offside.

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PSG’s final aim got here within the 3-Zero win over RB Leipzig within the Champions League semi-final on August 18, and Neymar poked vast from a Pablo Sarabia cross earlier than the competition deteriorated on the end.

“It’s a bit disappointing we ended like that,” mentioned Thauvin. “We didn’t want to get into that sort of game.”