One of the highlights of the turn of the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Lille this Sunday morning, striker Kylian Mbappé denied after the match that he had pinned his teammate Neymar during the last week.
After the defeat to Bayern Munchenfor the first leg of the round of 16 of the champions league, the Frenchman published a message highlighting the importance of “eating and sleeping well” before the duel back. The following day, Neymar was reportedly caught playing poker and having dinner at a fast-food joint.
The local press soon linked Mbappé’s statement to the Brazilian, which had already been publicly discarded by coach Christophe Galtier. Now, the player himself made it clear that there was no hint to the former Santos player.
“I saw that people were talking about Ney, about what happened. It was nothing against Neymar. In the context we are in, we need anything but controversy. It is really advice for everyone. Because, as I said, when you everyone is fine, when everyone is there, the teams have to worry about us. We saw that at the beginning of the match”, declared the Frenchman in an interview with Prime Video this Sunday.
“I hope that Ney returns soon, because he is an important player for us. I hope that it is nothing serious. We need him with us”, he added.
🗣 Kylian Mbappé: “It was not a peak towards Neymar.”
The goalscorer of @PSG_inside goes back to his little sentence that had been talked about a lot last week. #PSGLOSC I #PrimeVideoLigue1 pic.twitter.com/CxwNqejOv6
— Prime Video Sport France (@PVSportFR) February 19, 2023
The desire for a recovery occurred because Neymar, who had scored a goal and an assist in the team’s triumph, injured his right ankle – the same one injured in the world Cup of Qatar, in 2022 – and left the lawn on a stretcher, crying, in the second half.
The star, now, must undergo more thorough examinations to understand the seriousness of the problem. He thus becomes a concern for Galtier in the second meeting with Bayern in the Champions League, scheduled for just over two weeks from now, on March 8. In the first match, the Germans won 1-0.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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