Lionel Messi, Neymar booed by PSG followers in first match after Champions League nightmare

Lionel Messi and Neymar have been subjected to boos and jeers from Paris Saint-Germain followers of their first recreation since their dramatic Champions League collapse to Actual Madrid on Wednesday.

Lining up in opposition to Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Sunday, each gamers have been relentlessly booed by the house supporters and their each contact jeered. Kylian Mbappe — prone to transfer to Real Madrid on a free switch in the summertime — escaped the house followers’ wrath.

At one level within the first half, the house followers booed as Messi and Neymar stood over a free kick, solely to sarcastically cheer when Neymar hit his effort over the bar. Mbappe then put PSG 1-Zero forward on 24 minutes and the house assist cheered his objective. Neymar then made it 2-Zero after 52 minutes, however he was then roundly whistled and didn’t have fun his objective. PSG received the match 3-Zero in opposition to the league’s backside membership to maneuver 15 factors clear on the high and proceed their march towards the Ligue 1 title.

PSG’s “Extremely” group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, launched a press release on Twitter forward of the match, blasting the membership’s path.

“Our Paris Saint-Germain deserves individuals who serve it, not people who find themselves served by it. Towards Bordeaux on Sunday, we’ll present our displeasure and we ask everybody who loves this membership, who will likely be current, to unite with our non-violent motion,” it learn.

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PSG followers have been left fuming in midweek when their membership collapsed 3-1 amid a storming Actual Madrid fightback within the spherical of 16. Main 1-Zero from the primary leg, Mbappe then made it 2-Zero to the Ligue 1 facet earlier than Karim Benzema scored a surprising hat trick to show the tie on its head.

The French giants have been left to rue one other missed alternative in Europe’s premier membership competitors — a trophy that continues to elude them regardless of the lavish investments made underneath possession of Qatar Sports activities Investments.

Within the aftermath of the defeat on the Bernabeu, sources told ESPN that Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma clashed in a dressing room bust-up and needed to be separated by teammates following a heated change. Neymar responded to stories of the row on Instagram on Thursday, denying {that a} battle had taken place.

In a single submit, he printed a screengrab of a WhatsApp dialog with Donnarumma.

“Hello Ney. Sorry about yesterday. This information story is unacceptable,” the goalkeeper mentioned, earlier than Neymar responded, “No worries! That may occur in soccer. We’re a crew, and we’re with you.”

In a second submit, Neymar referred to as the stories “a lie” and mentioned “there was no battle contained in the dressing room!”

Sources near Donnarumma have denied to ESPN {that a} bust-up happened.