Neymar insisted he had been the sufferer of racism as he was one in all 5 gamers despatched off in a mass brawl on the finish of Marseille’s 1-Zero win over Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

PSG’s Brazilian star appeared to accuse Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a “monkey” in a sequence of livid tweets after he was despatched off in harm time for slapping the Marseille defender on the again of the pinnacle.

“Take a look at the racism. That is why I hit him,” Neymar, who was coming back from coronavirus quarantine, stated as he left the pitch. Gonzalez later denied making a racist remark.

“The one remorse I’ve will not be hitting this fool within the face,” Neymar, the world’s costliest participant, tweeted after the sport.

Neymar was red-carded after a VAR evaluate, whereas teammates Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes had been additionally despatched off. Marseille striker Dario Benedetto and defender Jordan Amavi had been additionally expelled.

“It is simple for VAR to indicate my ‘aggression’. ‘Now I might wish to them to indicate the picture of the racist who known as me a ‘MONKEY SON OF A BITCH’. I might actually like that!” Neymar tweeted.

Florian Thauvin’s close-range volley on 31 minutes earned Marseille a primary victory over their bitter rivals since November 2011 however the ugly scenes overshadowed the sport at Parc des Princes.

Neymar “informed me it was a racist insult, however I did not hear something on the pitch”, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel stated.

“There isn’t any place for racism in soccer however I do not suppose that was the case,” Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas informed Telefoot. “We’ll have to have a look at it.”

– ‘What racism?’ –

In line with Telefoot, Gonzalez replied “What racism?” when he was requested concerning the incident. He additionally tweeted an image of himself surrounded by multi-racial teammates.

“There is no place for racism,” the Spaniard wrote, including: “Typically you must study to lose and take it on the sector.”

PSG sporting director Leonardo recommended referee Jerome Brisard lacked the expertise to officiate such a highly-charged fixture.

“Fourteen yellow playing cards and 5 reds means the match was uncontrolled,” stated Leonardo. “To not criticise the referee however maybe it isn’t the time to officiate a ‘clasico’.”

Tuchel tried to downplay the defeat.

“I am not offended. I feel you must separate the efficiency and the outcome. We performed an important match, I am pleased with the standard, mentality and the hassle,” he stated.

“I informed the gamers if we proceed to play like that we’ll win each match. It was an important efficiency however the result’s what it’s.”

PSG, runners-up to Bayern Munich within the Champions League ultimate final month, have now misplaced their opening two video games of a season with out scoring for the primary time since 1978/79.

A frenzied schedule awaits Tuchel’s coronavirus-hit facet, beginning with the go to of Metz in midweek and a visit to Good subsequent Sunday, and Neymar now faces a suspension.

Marseille discover themselves with an early six-point benefit as they try to shut the hole on PSG, French champions seven of the previous eight years.

– Mbappe out –

After fielding a depleted line-up at Lens on Thursday, Tuchel was in a position to recall Neymar and Angel Di Maria for a match performed in entrance of round 4,000 supporters in Paris.

Nonetheless, Kylian Mbappe remained absent after testing optimistic for the coronavirus on France obligation at the beginning of the week with Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos additionally nonetheless lacking.

Marseille ‘keeper Steve Mandanda produced an impressive reflex to maintain out an effort from Marco Verratti only a minute in as tempers bubbled over continuously within the capital.

Thauvin, who shone in Marseille’s opening 3-2 win at Brest earlier than the worldwide break, made the breakthrough when he turned in a Dimitri Payet free-kick from point-blank vary.

Di Maria discovered the online for PSG simply previous the hour however had strayed behind the final defender, and Marseille’s celebrations had been lower quick in related vogue moments later when a Benedetto purpose was dominated offside.

PSG’s final purpose got here within the 3-Zero win over RB Leipzig within the Champions League semi-final on August 18, and Neymar poked huge from a Pablo Sarabia cross earlier than the competition deteriorated on the end.

“It is a bit disappointing we ended like that,” stated Thauvin. “We did not wish to get into that type of sport.”

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