The Neymar-Mbappe dispute sparked a lot of controversy this week (Koji Watanabe/Getty)
A few days after news spread indicating that a dispute occurred between the two French stars Kylian Mbappethe Brazilian Neymar da Silvain a team Paris Saint-Germain The French, the team coach responded Christophe GaltierFirmly and decisively.
During a special press conference held, today, Friday, Galtier spoke about the dispute between the two stars, and denied that there was any major problem, stressing that what happened in the Montpellier match, which ended with a victory (5-2), specifically in terms of the identity of the penalty kicker, is ” A secondary thing.”
He said during the press conference he held in preparation for the expected confrontation, Sunday, against his former host Lille, in the third round of Ligue 1 competitions: “We met quickly the next day to settle all this, to say what we wanted to say between us. We had a very interesting week at work, Everyone worked well, I enjoyed all the sessions this week, and this phenomenon quickly disappeared, the day after our meeting.”
Regarding the second penalty kick that sparked the controversy between Neymar and Mbappe, Galtier said: “The issue of hierarchy in the penalty kicks is a matter that can be modified. But there is a specific arrangement in this match, Mbappe number one and then Neymar number 2. Then there is an explanation of the hierarchy in the case of the penalty kick. The second. They talked and discussed, Neymar felt he wanted to take the kick and Mbappe allowed him to do so.”