Neymar Alleges RACIAL ABUSE After Five Players Get Red Card For Brawl

Marseille beat the reigning French champions 1-0 in a thrilling match with the help of a decisive goal from Florian Thauvin in the 31st minute.

Neymar alleged racial abuse during a game between PSG and Marseille which saw five players being given red cards after a brawl broke out during the match. Marseille beat the reigning French champions 1-0 in a thrilling match with the help of a decisive goal from Florian Thauvin in the 31st minute. Also Read - Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘£615k engagement ring’ For Georgina Rodriguez is The Most Expensive For a WAG. Here's The List

Both sides lost their cool during the match after a clash between Marseille’s Dario Benedetto and PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes following a challenge. Also Read - Lionel Messi Ridiculous Behaviour Upsets Ansu Fati at Barcelona: Reports

Neymar was spotted punching  Alvaro Gonzalez of Marseille and arguing with the referee as he became one of the five players to be sent off. He was caught punching Gonzalez on the head and was shown the red card. Also Read - Kylian Mbappe Tells PSG he Wants to Leave; Real Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United and Barcelona Interesting in Signing Frenchman: Report

An angry Neymar told the fourth official that a racial slur was thrown at him before leaving the pitch.

Moments after the match, the Brazilian took to Twitter to reveal his side of the story.

“VAR catching my “aggression” is easy … now I want to see the image of the racist calling me “MONO HIJO DE PUTA” (monkey m****r) … that I want to see,” Neymar wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Neymar had recently contracted the coronavirus but is now fit and back.

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