Gianluigi Donnarumma and Neymar got into a fight in the locker room after Paris Saint-Germain’s elimination from the Champions League. According to marca Neymar tackled the goalkeeper for his mistake in the equalizer of Real Madrid. In the end, Donnarumma and Neymar had to be separated.
Donnarumma took too much time in his own penalty area and was pressured by Benzema before handing the ball in to Vinícíus Júnior. The Brazilian delivered the leather back to Benzema, who equalized the score. After the equalizer, Real Madrid ran out to a 3-1 victory by Benzema’s second and third goal of the evening, which was enough to brush away the 1-0 defeat in the first leg. Apparently, Neymar Donnarumma blamed the equalizer, because the Brazilian attacker is said to have addressed him in the dressing room.
We have another competition! † After Donnarumma’s fumbling, it is suddenly 1-1 in the Bernabéu ??#ZiggoSport #UCL #RMAPSG pic.twitter.com/ohDmUoCccC
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The Italian goalkeeper responded by in turn tackling Neymar for his role in Real Madrid’s 2-1. Neymar’s loss of the ball eventually led to Benzema’s second goal. marca writes that the discussion then ‘escalated’ and that there were ‘near blows’, something that could be prevented by the intervention of other PSG players.
The French press is especially hard on Donnarumma. There is unanimous talk of a ‘blunder’ and ‘capital error’, as a result of which his performance is assessed with a 2 everywhere. Neymar is generally not much better off. He ran around a lot in the first half and that took its toll after the break Le Parisien, which gives him a 3.5. “Neymar lacked speed and therefore gave up too many balls to Real Madrid. Despite a good start, this was a very, very meager performance.”
COMEBACK REAL MADRID! Karim Benzema does it again for the Madrilenians, via the body of Marquinhos. With this stand we will extend! pic.twitter.com/dUnpOqGE5J
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L’Equipe hands out a 4, while So Foot comes to a 3. “Neymar in the Bernabeu was like Harrison Ford putting on another leather jacket and hat for Indiana Jones 5. It brings back good memories, but in the end you come to the conclusion that they should have stopped after the third part,” he said. So Foot† Eurosport judges Neymar with a 5.
“He lost too many balls the moment Real Madrid woke up, leading in the second goal. Until then he had fulfilled his role with his assist on Mbappe, but after that he had to do mainly defensive work and lost many duels. Too much for a player of his qualities”, concludes Eurosport† Foot Mercato comes with a 5.5 still to a tight sufficient. “After the break, he completely disappeared from the game.”