While both the stars were among the fans radar, Kylian Mbappe, who scored the only PSG goal against Madrid, was welcomed with applauds.
Star footballers Neymar and Lionel Messi felt the heat of the fans in their first Ligue 1 fixture after the 3-1 thrashing against Real Madrid in the Champions League earlier this week. Fans, who are still upset with the latest Champions League humiliation at Santiago Bernabéu whistled every time the duo touched the ball during PSG 3-0 win against Bordeaux at home.
While both the stars were among the fans radar, Kylian Mbappe, who scored the only PSG goal against Madrid, was welcomed with applauds.
Even when Neymar scored the second goal against rock-bottom Bordeaux the fans jeered him. Meanwhile, Messi’s trademark run from deep, which ended at the woodwork, also failed to lift the atmosphere in the stadium.
The runaway leader have now moved 15 points clear in the league it usually dominates.
Three weeks ago a brilliant Kylian Mbappe winner in Paris gave PSG the advantage coming into Wednesday’s rematch in Madrid, with fans believing a first Champions League title could finally be in the offing.
With the effervescent Mbappe causing more problems in the Bernabeu – scoring one stunning goal that was ruled out before making one count to give PSG the lead – a last-eight spot was theirs to lose.
They did just that as basic errors allowed Madrid to level the score at 2-2 on aggregate.
Needing to regroup, PSG then saved their most catastrophic mistake until last as from their own kick off after Benzema’s second, they gave the ball away and let Real slice through them to earn a dramatic 3-1 win on the night.
The winning goal came an astonishing 10 and a half seconds after the host’s previous strike.
Benzema became the oldest player to score a Champions League hat-trick but the night will be remembered more for what PSG did to themselves, again, than any of the Frenchman’s goalscoring exploits.
-with inputs from agencies
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