Published 23:25 IST, March 10th 2022

Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma almost came to blows in PSG dressing room: Reports

Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma had to be intervened after the duo started exchanging words in the dressing room following PSG's loss against Real Madrid

Reported by: Azhar Mohamed
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As per Spanish media reports, MARCA PSG's star striker Neymar and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma engd in a brief moment of tension as  duo started exchanging heated words in dressing room following Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 defeat over Real Madrid in Champions League fixture. 

tably, PSG came into this fixture with a 1-0 aggregate advant over Real Madrid having won first leg in Paris and were favourites to advance to next st after Kylian Mbappe gave m lead in 39th minute of game in Madrid, taking it to a 2-0 aggregate lead. Things looked good until less than 30 mins of play remained. Karim Benzema scored Real Madrid's first goal after keeper was slow to react. 15 mins later Benzema fired ar one hour that brought Real Madrid on level 2-2.

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And that wasn't just end as  34-year-old scored ar goal within two minutes and thus completed a sensational hat-trick turning a 0-2 aggregate deficit to a 3-2 lead in a span of just 17 minutes and with that Los Blancos advanced to next st of competition leaving PSG with yet ar exit from continental cup in a year y were seen as top favourites. 

Neymar-Donnarumma fight reportedly erupted when Neymar blamed Gianluigi Donnarumma for Benzema's opener. Donnarumma in return blamed Neymar for giving away possession in build-up to Real Madrid's second goal which brought  Los Blancos back into game. 

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PSG vs Real Madrid: Neymar-Donnarumma fight t only incident of night

In a separate incident that transpired after game, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi stormed towards referees' room and accused officials of t giving a clear foul on Donnarumma. Al-Khelaifi reportedly threatened referees and was heard shouting "I'll kill you" before police and security had to intervene to bring an end to incident. 

Meanwhile, with exit from competition, manr Mauricio Pochetti's future around club has become uncertain as success on UEFA Champions League st is something that was on high priority for club's hierarchy from  Argentine.

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23:25 IST, March 10th 2022