Nothing, not even gastroenteritis, will have got the better of the reunion between Neymar and Alvaro.
However, these lasted only 13 minutes, watch in hand, during the hundredth Clasico, this Sunday evening, won by the Parisians (2-0).
The Spaniard, hit in an ankle, when he tried to intervene in the feet of the Brazilian (68 '), had, in fact, to leave his partners before the end, making a face.
At that time, the Ney, spared at kickoff, had no compassionate glance for his best enemy.
Deep down, he hoped maybe he could do more, but bad luck had decided otherwise.
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It was written that their fate would still be linked once again.
It's been a catchphrase since mid-September.
Everyone remembers their invectives on the lawn of the Park, Neymar even accusing Alvaro of racist remarks.
The Parisian had been accused, for his part, of having made homophobic and racist remarks against Alvaro, but also against Hiroki Sakai.
Finally, neither Neymar nor Alvaro had been sanctioned by the disciplinary committee of the LFP.
It had noted an "unreliability" of the expert report and an absence of "correlation" between the hearings of the players and the conclusions of the report.
There was indeed a doubt, which after instruction therefore benefited both protagonists.
Between these two, will there be an act IV?
Time had passed, but neither had the scar closed.
The Parisian star and the hardworking Iberian defender had given the cover four months later, on January 13, during the Champions Trophy won by PSG (2-1).
They had, however, had to wait until the last third of the match to challenge themselves, as the Brazilian, returning from injury, was left on the bench at kick-off by Mauricio Pochettino.
My parents always taught me to take out the trash.
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- Álvaro González (@AlvaroGonzalez_) January 13, 2021
The Spaniard then used the hard way trying to stop Neymar by grabbing his head with both hands.
Rather stoic, the number 10 of PSG had not added any on the ground.
He was content to seal the Parisian victory on penalty.
The 3rd half was held on social networks after the match.
On an exchange of a few messages, the Parisian crowned himself "king" when the Marseillais compared him to a "trash".
"I made you famous, you're welcome to the phenomenon," concluded the Brazilian international.
Will there be an act IV?