Out of sight… but still not close to the heart. Neymar never really entered the hearts of Parisian supporters, it’s not really a secret. The rag really burned in 2019, two years after his arrival at PSG, when the Brazilian asked to leave the capital club to return to Barcelona. Except that Barça did not have the means for its ambitions. “Ney” was copiously insulted during his return to the game, against Strasbourg. It was nevertheless he who had delivered the Parisians from a return from the left (1-0 victory). “From now on, I will play all matches as if it were away,” he said. Then there were ups – like the 2020 Champions League final in Lisbon – and (many) downs. At the end of last season, when everything was going downhill on the pitch… without Neymar, injured, some supporters went so far as to insult the ex-Barcelonian in front of his home. The rest, we know it: Neymar left for Al-Hilal for 90 M€.
Saturday, during PSG-Lens (3-1), the members of the Collectif Ultras Paris had a little thought for their former number 10. Obviously, it was not to wish him good luck… We were able to see this message on a banner deployed on the Auteuil side in the second half: “Neymar: finally rid of the rude”. What could be translated as: “Neymar: finally rid of the rude” or “ill-mannered”.
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Moreover, Neymar is not the only one to have been entitled to his banner. As we have seen flourish here and there on social networks, some Parisian fans have delivered the same message to Leo Messi, in front of the Drive Pink Stadium, the stadium of Inter Miami, his new club in MLS : “Messi: finally rid of the rude”. Not jealous. The two former accomplices in Paris and Barcelona are seen as symbols of recent Parisian failures. In addition, the Argentine world champion never misses an opportunity to describe the ordeal he would have experienced on the banks of the Seine. One thing is certain: the Paris Saint-Germain Ultras will not regret either of them.
