“Now we need all our players to be in good health and we will go there (through Germany) to qualify. We all need to eat well, sleep well, and prepare”, Kylian Mbappé recommended to his teammates during an interview after losing 1-0 against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Neymar acknowledged the discussion with the sports director in the midst of the crisis at PSG: “Football is not just about love, we are not used to losing”
The Brazilian striker, who is at the center of the conflicts at the club, focused on the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich and called for “unity”
The French press took these words as a hint to Neymar after his neighbors’ complaints about the recurring parties he organizes came to light. Apparently the Brazilian did not take note and was again in the center of the scene when play two poker tournaments the day after losing to the Germans.
The former Santos and Barcelona player, who in the last few hours was linked to Chelsea in England, was present in two competitions of the famous card game. The first was a tournament organized by PokerStars, a brand that has the striker as one of its main ambassadors. At the Hyatt Regency, a luxurious Parisian hotel, Ney was quickly eliminated at the famous EPT Paris event, as specified the newspaper The team.
By being prematurely left out of the competition, the star of the Brazilian National Team signed up for the Mystery Bounty, an event whose registration price amounts to 10,000 euros. On this occasion he was able to pass the first qualifying cut and advanced to the second roundwhich will take place this Thursday, the day Paris Saint Germain will have off.
Mbappé launched a strong hint that sparked another controversy at PSG: “You have to eat and sleep well”
The French striker left some phrases after the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in thick weather
Neymar was among the 45 classified out of the 71 registered for the evening. However, the Brazilian will have to improve his performance to move forward. As reported RMC Sport, the leader is the Russian Nikita Kuznetsov, with 376,500 chips before the start of the second day of the tournament. The footballer, for his part, was in thirtieth place on the grid with 103,500 chips, below the average stack (157,778). “In a moment of poor form, the 31-year-old finally managed to increase his chip total thanks to some good moves, including the removal of Russian Jakov Nesterov,” the outlet explained.
Both media also echoed some images that went viral on social networks: Neymar went after the card tournaments to a famous fast food joint with his friends. Of course, users linked this image to Mbappé’s sayings, requesting greater care within the Paris Saint Germain squad. “Taking him to do normal things”was read in the stories that Guilherme Pitta, one of the members of the “tois”, the band of friends that accompanies the Brazilian on every sports excursion, shared during the early morning.
PSG, which has accumulated three defeats in a row, will seek to get up next Sunday, when it receives Lille at the Parc des Princes, a group that is bidding to win a ticket to international competitions. Those from the French capital lead Ligue 1 with 54 units, five more than their escort, Olympique Marseille. The rematch with Bayern Munich, on the other hand, will be on Wednesday, March 8 at the Allianz Arena.
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