It was a night to forget for PSG, who have now lost their first two matches of a Ligue 1 season for the first time since 1984-85
Paris Saint-Germains Brazilian forward Neymar (C) vies for the ball with Marseilles Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez (L) and Marseilles Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai (R) during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Marseille
Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez has defended himself after Neymar accused him of making racist remarks, saying the Paris Saint-Germain striker should learn how to lose and accept it on the field.
Neymar was one of five players sent off on Sunday as Marseille clinched their first victory against PSG in nine years after Andre Villas Boas- side beat PSG 1-0 in a game which will be remembered for aggressive fouls and a late brawl.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Brazilian was sent off for slapping Gonzalez in injury-time, who he accused of racism as he left the field and also on social media following the match.
"My only regret is not hitting him in the face," Neymar said in a tweet. "VAR catching my "aggression" is easy, now I want to see the image of the racist calling me a monkey, that I want to see! What-s up? REEL u punish me, CASCUDO I am expelled, what about them? What-s up. sic," he said in another tweet.
Later on, Gonzalez also took to Twitter to defend himself and said: "There is no place for racism. A clean career and with many team-mates and friends on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes you have to learn how to lose and accept it on the field. Incredible three points today, Allez l-OM thank you family." Along with the tweet, the defender posted a picture of him with his Marseille team-mates.
It was a night to forget for PSG, who have now lost their first two matches of a Ligue 1 season for the first time since 1984-85.
Keep scrolling to read more news
Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.
Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel @middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
