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'There was no fight' - Neymar denies talk of dressing-room clash with PSG team-mate Gianluigi Donnarumma
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Published 10/03/2022 at 19:46 GMT
Another season has gone by without Paris Saint-Germain securing their stated aim of winning the Champions League. This campaign's quest came at the hands of Real Madrid who fought back through the brilliance of Karim Benzema. There was talk of unrest in the PSG dressing room, but Neymar says there was no clash with Gianluigu Donnarumma.
Neymar durante PSG-Real Madrid - Champions League 2021-22
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Neymar has rubbished talk of a dressing-room row with Gianluigi Donnarumma following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.
PSG were in command of the tie at 2-0 following Kylian Mbappe’s goal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening.
However, the contest flipped on its head after Donnarumma - who made a wonder-save in the first half - was caught in possession in his area and Karim Benzema was able to get Real back into the contest.
Benzema scored two more goals as PSG imploded to send the Spanish side through 3-2 on aggregate.
PSG were unhappy with the decision not to award a foul on Donnarumma - with president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo reportedly under investigation for attempting to confront referee Danny Makkelie.
Further fuel was thrown on the fire when it was reported Neymar and Donnarumma had to be pulled apart in the dressing room.
That report has been dismissed by Neymar, who took the Instagram to rubbish the talk.
"I hate coming on here and talking about news, but the one from the previous post is a lie," Neymar said. "There was no fight inside the dressing room.
"Incompetent journalists who want to promote themselves.”
In a second post, Neymar responded to Donnarumma apologising for the manner of the defeat.
“Stay calm,” Neymar said. “These things can happen in football.
“You are young. You are going to win a lot of trophies. We move on.”
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