Christophe Galtier wants to put out the fire before it gets too big. After the meeting on 13 August against the defending champions of France, Montpellier, a debate was created around Paris Saint-Germain for days. Despite a big win (5-2) from the capital, the clash between Kylian Mbappé and Neymar attracted attention.
While the French player missed the first penalty in this match, when the referee blew the second whistle, he wanted to try his luck again against the goalkeeper. Only Neymar had captured the ball determined to transform it. Kylian Mbappé found that despite an attempt to persuade the Brazilian to pass the ball to him, his teammate refused and retained his shooter role for this penalty. It was enough for rumors of discord and tension to arise. On Sunday, August 21, ahead of PSG’s smashing victory (7-1) over Lille, Christophe Galtier spoke on Amazon Prime Video’s microphone to raise the question but above all clarify the situation. For the PSG coach, there is a priority shooter for penalties. “Kylian is number 1. In principle I always define a second which is obviously Ney. There may be situations where you need to be smart, like last week. (…) We should see how each other feels. But the order is Kylian’s number one shooter, and in case Kylian dodges, Ney’s number two shooter‘ he started.
On David Astorga’s microphone, Galtier’s answer is clear: Kylian Mbappé is PSG’s #1 penalty taker. #LOSCPSG #Ligue1UberEats #PrimeVideoLigue1 pic.twitter.com/6OiFaIeT25
— Prime Video Sport France (@PVSportFR) 21 August 2022
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Source: Programme Television
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