Neymar Jr Regrets Not Hitting Marseille Defender in the Face After Alleged Racism Incident (Watch Video)
Marseille defeated the defending French champions but the game will be remembered for five players being sent off and an alleged racism incident. A fight broke out between the two sets of players in injury time and after the interference from VAR, Neymar Jr was sent off. However, while leaving the field Neymar Jr made the fourth official aware that he was subjected to racism.
Neymar Jr returned footballing field and is back among the headlines as the Brazilian was one of several players sent off by the referee during an ugly confrontation in the final minutes of the Paris Saint Germain vs Olympique Marseille match at the Parc des Princes on Sunday. The visitors won the game 1-0, handing PSG to their second consecutive defeat in the league. Lens 1–0 PSG: Ligue 1 Champions Suffer Shocking Defeat in Absence of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria.
In one of the biggest games in French football, Le Classique, Marseille defeated the defending French champions but the game will be remembered for five players being sent off and an alleged racism incident. A fight broke out between the two sets of players in injury time and after the interference from VAR, Neymar Jr was sent off. However, while leaving the field Neymar Jr made the fourth official aware that he was subjected to racism.
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Neymar Jr was sent off for hitting Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez in the back of the head and following the game, the Brazilian took to Twitter to discuss the incident, writing that his only regret was not ‘punching him in the face’.
The Brazilian also hit out at Video Assistant Referee following the incident, stating that VAR ‘catching his aggression is easy’ but he wants to see the image of the Marseille defender calling him a racial slur and wants him to be punished.
Layvin Kurzawa, Leandro Paredes and Neymar Jr were sent off from Paris Saint Germain team while Jordan Amavi and Dario Benedetto from Marseille were given their marching orders. This result sees PSG struggling at 18th place in the Ligue 1 table. The defending champions take on Metz in their next game.
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