‘This is shameful! Go f*** yourself’: Neymar suffers meltdown on Instagram after Paris Saint-Germain defeat as he slams referees who ‘do not understand football’ for giving last-gasp penalty to Man United
- Neymar hit out at decision to give Manchester United late penalty
- The Paris Saint-Germain star posted an angry message on his Instagram story
- PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe was punished for handball after VAR decision
- PSG were knocked out of Champions League, with injured Neymar watching on
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has expressed his frustration with the late penalty decision that led to his side being knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United.
Referee Damir Skomina consulted VAR before deciding to award United a penalty after Diogo Dalot’s effort struck PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe on the arm.
Marcus Rashford stepped up to score the resultant spot-kick, with United winning 3-1 on the night and prevailing on away goals after the tie finished 3-3.
Neymar looks on in disbelief as PSG throw away a 2-0 first-leg lead to lose to Man United
The forward, watching from the stands, felt United’s late penalty shouldn’t have been given
Neymar launched an outburst on Instagram, claiming the officials ‘do not understand football’
Handball was given against Presnel Kimpembe after Diogo Dalot’s effort struck his arm
Neymar hit out at the decision of the officials in his Instagram story message
Neymar, who wasn’t able to feature due to a foot injury, was left livid by the decision and was seen expressing his anger on the touchline in the closing stages of the game.
The Brazil international then took to Instagram to hit out at Skomina’s decision, claiming that he and the other officials involved ‘do not understand football’.
Neymar missed the game through injury and was left livid on the touchline at the end
Referee Damir Skomina consulted VAR before deciding to give United a penalty
Skomina’s decision was a source of much frustration for Neymar, who labelled it ‘shameful’
Neymar wrote: ‘This is shameful!
‘And they still let 4 guys that do not understand football look at the slow motion video, this doesn’t happen!
‘How is he going to take his hand out when he’s on his back!
‘Oh go f*** yourself.’
PSG were also knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage by Real Madrid last season.
Neymar’s side are still set to win Ligue 1 at a canter and also have a chance of glory in the Coupe de France.
However, it is the Champions League in which they wanted to prevail the most, in order to demonstrate how far they have progressed.
Marcus Rashford showed excellent composure to score the penalty and send United through
PSG went into the game with a two-goal lead from the first leg, but United got a goal early on through Romelu Lukaku.
Juan Bernat scored for PSG to make it 1-1 on the night before Lukaku got his second in the 30th minute.
It was Rashford’s late penalty that proved to decisive, and Neymar certainly wasn’t pleased with the decision.
