Tiktuknu: Summary of the day in sports, 29.12 (Sport1)
After the World Cup there were question marks about many footballers regarding their ability to fully return to the domestic leagues after the fall of tension at the end of the prestigious tournament in Qatar - whether they succeeded in it or disappointed.
Yesterday (Wednesday) in France, we received a rather interesting preliminary answer: Neymar, who finished the World Cup with a broken heart, continued to suffer in the French league from depression when he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards;
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe, the tournament's top scorer and one of its biggest stars, continued his winning streak and dominance when he scored the winning goal in the 96th minute on a penalty kick that gave the French champions a tough 1:2 over Strasbourg.
How frustrating.
Neymar (Photo: GettyImages, JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP)
continues to remain a scorer.
Mbappe (Photo: Reuters)
For Neymar it was a particularly frustrating sending off, after he felt he was fouled in the box, but the referee saw feint and gave him a second yellow card, quite humiliating and embarrassing.
The Brazilian, who received two yellow cards in two minutes, was sent off for the fifth time since 2017/18, and according to "Laquip", no player in France has received such a number of reds in this period.
In addition, Neymar left the field before the end of the game and did not stay to watch the dramatic ending, and will miss his team's next game, against Lance on Sunday.
By the way, the one who did watch the game is Leo Messi, at least according to his Instagram story, where he showed himself watching TV with his team, during his last days on vacation in Argentina.
The positive atmosphere at PSG was also expressed in Ashraf Hakimi's beautiful gesture: after Mbappe scored, he took off his shirt in celebration, Hakimi collected his shirt and ran to celebrate with his opponent - and proudly waved his shirt.
And how will Mbappe be able to play alongside Leo Messi, after the unforgettable final of the World Cup and the tensions that developed between France and Argentina and the killing of Mbappe by the Argentines?
The French star was asked about it after the game, and answered nobly: "I spoke to Messi after the game and congratulated him on the win, for him it was a title he was looking for and waiting for all his life. For me too, but I lost. The celebrations? I always try to be fair, and these celebrations are Not my expression, I don't waste energy on such things."
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Chritof Galtier, PSG coach, was asked if he thought Neymar deserved to be sent off and answered: "In the second yellow I admit there was a dive. But in the first yellow he also got hit hard in the face."
According to him, "We didn't have a big game, but my players didn't give up, even when we were 10 against 11, and that's satisfying."
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