Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier clarified on Friday that there is no dispute between the two stars of the team, Kylian Mbappe and the Brazilian Neymar, describing the misunderstanding that occurred between them during the 5-2 victory over Montpellier in the last stage regarding the identity of the penalty kicker as a mere minor phenomenon.
He said during the press conference he held in preparation for the expected confrontation with his former host Lille in the third stage competitions on Sunday: We gathered quickly the next day to settle all of this, to say what we want to say between us.
The former Nice coach, who moved to Paris this summer, added: “We had a very interesting week at work, everyone worked well and I enjoyed all the sessions this week and this phenomenon disappeared quickly, that is, the day after our meeting.
The tension between the players was clear during the match against Montpellier, which saw Mbappe miss a penalty, and then another one was awarded to the Brazilian with success, preventing the French striker from paying it in one way or another, despite the latter’s request to do so.
Mbappe was not well from the first moments of the match, when he hit a cross that turned into a goal by mistake from one of the Montpellier defenders, he did not celebrate as he should, and he also took actions on the field that were not worthy of his reputation and failed his colleagues and club supporters alike, according to press reports and comments. on social networking sites.
And when the Portuguese midfielder Vetnia walked the ball in the middle of the field, with Mbappe to the left and Argentine star Lionel Messi to the right, he passed towards the latter, which did not like the “roosters” striker, so he stopped running suddenly towards the penalty area to complete the attack.
To make matters worse, Neymar liked a tweet in which Mbappe was criticized for his actions.
Galtier made it clear after the match that things had been respected with regard to the penalty kick.
And Friday added that the hierarchy: can only be modified, and there is a specific arrangement in this match, Mbappe is the number one and then Neymar is the number 2. Then there is an explanation of the hierarchy in the case of the second penalty kick. They talked and discussed, Neymar felt he wanted to take the kick and Mbappe let him do it.
The French coach added that Messi and Spanish defender Sergio Ramos also included among the players, noting that: It is important for our attackers to score goals in order to maintain confidence.
Saint-Germain seeks to consolidate its lead with a third win in a row against Lille.