Lionel Messi, Neymar booed by PSG fans in first match since Champions League collapse

It’s been a nasty week for Paris Saint-Germain and particularly, Lionel Messi and Neymar.

Of their first residence recreation following a dramatic collapse within the Champions League at Actual Madrid, each gamers had been booed every time they touched the ball in opposition to Bordeaux on Sunday. Even when Neymar scored, he didn’t rejoice as residence followers whistled.

PSG is main Ligue 1 in a runaway, however has made a behavior of choking in European competitors — the stage that issues most for the membership’s fame and for its Qatari house owners. Up 2-0 on mixture this week, they gave up three straight objectives to Actual Madrid’s Karim Benzema to lose within the Spherical of 16.

“Our Paris Saint-Germain deserves individuals who serve it, not people who find themselves served by it,” PSG’s Extremely group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, mentioned in a press release on Twitter forward of Sunday’s match. “Towards Bordeaux on Sunday, we are going to present our displeasure and we ask everybody who loves the clb, who might be current, to unite with our non-violent motion.”

PSG's Lionel Messi holds his head in his hand during a game against Bordeaux.
Lionel Messi
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PSG fans boo with Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi seen in the foreground during the match against Bordeaux.
PSG followers boo Lionel Messi.
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Stories because the midweek collapse have indicated points within the dressing room at PSG, together with a conflict between Neymar and goaltender Gianluigi Donnarumma, which Neymar denied in an Instagram put up.

It’s anticipated that supervisor Mauricio Pochettino’s job might be underneath scrutiny following the Champions League exit, as his three predecessors had been fired over failure to win the competitors.

PSG's Neymar gestures after missing a scoring chance during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Neymar
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Paris St Germain fans react after Neymar scores their second goal.
PSG followers boo Neymar.
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If Pochettino is sacked, he’s been linked to the Manchester United job, which can have to be crammed over the summer season.

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