PSG Boss Christophe Galtier Gives a Curious Response on ‘Bad Blood’ Between Superstars Mbappe and Neymar

PSG Boss Christophe Galtier Gives a Curious Response on ‘Bad Blood’ Between Superstars Mbappe and Neymar

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:13 PM
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  • Christophe Galtier has spoken about the ongoing impasse between Paris Saint-Germain attackers Kylian Mbappe and Neymar
  • Kylian Mbappe and Neymar's frosty relationship has been a minor distraction to PSG's blistering start to the current term
  • The pair are expected to be in action on Tuesday night when the French champions play host to Portuguese outfit Benfica at the Parc des Princes

Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier provided a curious response when quizzed about the relationship between superstars Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.

The French club's near-perfect start to the campaign has been punctuated with internal wrangling among two of his three-pronged star-studded attack, Neymar and Mbappe.

Their frosty relationship came to the fore during a Ligue 1 fixture which revolved around a penalty in the 5-2 win over Montpellier.

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PSG coach Christophe Galtier provided a strange answer when quizzed on the rift between Neymar and Mbappe. Photo credit: @PSG_English
Source: Twitter

The duo appeared to have buried the hatchet after the incident, however, the niggling rift between Neymar and Mbappe reared its ugly head during a Champions League fixture against Juventus when the Frenchman denied Neymar an obvious square pass.

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Although reports of Mbappe and Neymar's bad blood have died down, head coach Christoph Galtier, who was asked about the duo once more, said:

"The technical relationship between Ney and Mbappé exists," Galtier said in his pre-match press conference as quoted by Mirror.
"It works well and the stats show that.
"But we have to have other variations in our play, otherwise it's too easy for our opponents to close us down.
"We have to find solutions out wide. Messi can take our attack to the left, we have also worked on positioning to have more variety in our play."

Despite the 'bad blood' between Mbappe and Neymar PSG remain unbeaten in all competitions, French Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League.

Galtier will hope Neymar and Mbappe will be on the same wavelength as the French champions seem to strengthen their grip on the top in Group H, as noted by GOAL.

Neymar gives cryptic response when quizzed about his relationship with PSG teammate Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Neymar offered quite an eerie response to a journalist on Friday, September 23 when he was asked about his relationship with Kylian Mbappe.

Brazil played Ghana in a pre-Wold Cup friendly, and the Seleção ran out of comfortable 3-0 winners on the night.

Neymar got two assists in the game as Tottenham star Richarlison bagged a brace in an evening that could have gone much worse for the Black Stars.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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