Neymar did not have the Paris Saint-Germain comeback he had hoped for. The Brazilian player started against Strasbourg, but his dismissal put PSG at a disadvantage in a difficult game rather than his goals or assists.
From the 60th to the 62nd seconds of the game, Neymar received two yellow cards, which resulted in the end of his match. First, for slapping a rival midfielder who was resisting a challenge. He lunged inside the box just over a minute and a half later in an effort to get a penalty. The Brazilian faked his fall, which earned him the subsequent yellow card and led to his dismissal, which was observed by the referee.
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In Brazil, the public and press have not been slow to criticize Neymar for this action. In an opinion in UOL, former Lyon player Brazilian Walter Casagrande gave the PSG player a hard time: “Maybe he will return to Brazil to organize a New Year’s Eve party, since he will be absent for the next game”.
Casagrande criticized Neymar’s social-media sharing. “He has become a celebrity who only thinks about social media to gain followers and forgets about being a player. Sorry for all those who forgive him everything, but with Neymar, I have never been wrong since my first criticism in 2017 when I said he was spoiled.
“It’s 2023 and he’s still so childish. Neymar proves once again that he is an infantilized and spoiled person, on and off the field.
“The problem is that no one has understood that there is no new or old Neymar. He is the same as always, with dives, provocations towards the rival, nothing changes. He has never changed, but many people still believe in his discourse.”
