The defeat to Real Madrid sparked unsavory rumors from the PSG dressing room. According to reports, Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma as the star of the French giants clashed after the match.PSG were reunited with Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 on Thursday (11/3/2022). Before the duel was held, PSG was still in superior condition because they won the first leg with a score of 1-0.
The club nicknamed Les Parisien increased the aggregate score to 2-0 after Kylian Mbappe silenced the public at the Santiago Bernabeu with his goal in the 39th minute. But everything changed when entering the second half.Donnarumma made a fatal error that allowed Karim Benzema to reduce the position in the 61st minute. The Italian goalkeeper also failed to stop two other shots which made PSG lose 1-3.
The victory made PSG certainly eliminated from the Champions League. It is clear, Donnarumma became a scapegoat because his fatal blunder made Real Madrid more confident to catch up.An unpleasant issue arose after the match. According to reports by Marca and ESPN, Neymar and Donnarumma got into an argument that almost led to a fistfight over blaming each other for the defeat.Donnarumma’s representatives then appeared to the public to deny the issue. Neymar also did the same thing by sharing the contents of his WhatsApp conversation with the goalkeeper.
The conversation started with Donnarumma’s apology about the issue, to which Neymar replied: “My friend! Things like this can happen in football.””We are a team and we are all with you. You are still very young and will achieve a lot. Show a reaction and forget it. Hug,” concluded the message.
