Sergio Ramos has ensured that the feud between Kylian Mbappe and Neymar has not escalated. That reports Le Parisien. After the duel with Montpellier, the Spaniard took the lead to calm the mood in the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room. The ex-Real Madrid captain took that initiative to get the arguing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to talk to each other.
After a debut year marked by injuries, Ramos now has leader status in Paris, writes Le Parisien. The defender is one of the most influential players in the dressing room of the star ensemble. He used his respected status to bring the two star players together. According to the French newspaper, he decided to force the duo to speak out immediately, so that it would not affect the atmosphere in the group of players. The team of coach Christophe Galtier cannot afford power struggles with the goal of winning the Champions League this season, Ramos said.
On Saturday evening, things went wrong between the two in the 5-2 won home game against Montpellier. After Mbappé missed a penalty in the first half, another penalty for the home team followed twenty minutes later. Mbappe and Neymar got into a fight over who should take the penalty. The Brazilian eventually started from eleven meters and did not fail, much to the irritation of his French teammate. Afterwards, Neymar stoked the fire further by liking certain messages on Twitter. One read: “Mbappe is now officially the club’s penalty taker.”
On the advice of the 36-year-old central defender, the PSG management also entered into a conversation with the two superstars. Needing no turmoil, the Parisians realize that a battle between the two defining players will create a media storm. PSG have had the big goal of winning the Champions League for years and want to finally achieve that under the leadership of Galtier. In 2020, PSG reached the final, but had to see how Bayern Munich was too strong 1-0.
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