Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday there is no bad
blood between star forwards Kylian Mbappe and
Neymar.
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Neymar insisted on taking the team's second penalty against Montpellier last
Saturday after Mbappe had missed the first.
Mbappe did not celebrate after Neymar converted the spot-kick.
Galtier called the apparent differences between the two an
"epiphenomenon", suggesting the spat was not a symptom of any deeper
problem.
"We saw each other quickly the next day to iron out all that, to say
what we had to say to each other," said Galtier told a press conference
ahead of Sunday's Ligue 1 visit to Lille.
"We had a very pleasant week at work. Everyone worked well. I enjoyed
all the sessions this week and this epiphenomenon disappeared very quickly,
that is to say the day after our meeting."
Galtier said after the game that instructions "had been respected"
regarding penalty takers.
"There was a precise order in this game, Kylian as number one and 'Ney'
as number two."
Other potential penalty takers include Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, said
Galtier, adding that it was "important for our strikers to score goals, to
keep the confidence".
Against Montpellier, in his first competitive game since opting to stay in
Paris rather than join Real Madrid, the 23-year-old Mbappe scored in a 5-2 win
but cut a frustrated, unhappy and even isolated figure.
Last season, Mbappe was PSG's outstanding performer, scoring 39 goals in all
competitions, while Neymar struggled.
Yet the 30-year-old Brazilian has seemed rejuvenated this season, scoring
five goals in three games.
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