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Neymar: PSG have been afraid to play me but I've wanted to be involved
Neymar has revealed Paris Saint-Germain have quinhos has called on his side to seize the initia- been too afraid to play him in recent weeks, de- tive in the second leg. spite the attacker wanting to get back on to the "I think we still had possession of the ball in the pitch. first half but we were not very intense and active The 28-year-old wasn't selected for PSG's past in our game. We missed a lot of balls," he told three Ligue 1 matches due to injury and was a RMC Sport . doubt for Tuesday's Champions League round of "They tried to counter the mistakes we made 16 clash agaisnt Borussia Dortmund in Germa- and that's where they hurt. Wwe conceded two ny. goals on small details that made the difference Neymar did however start that match and de- with a striker [Haaland] who really has a sense spite himself scoring in the second half, couldn't of goal; maybe he is not too much in the match help his side avoid a 2-1 first-leg defeat . but the ball arrives and he puts it in. But still we Having impressed on his return to action, the Bra- managed to score a goal, it's important for the zilian declared that he's been ready to play for return match. awhile but PSG have opted to keep him on the "By the return match we will work well for all the sidelines. players are in top form and we can make a very “It was not my choice not to play the last match- big match. It will take a mentality of winners. es. I wanted to play, I felt good," Neymar said They have the score and we have to make a good post-match. victory at home, be aggressive, solid behind be- "The club was afraid and it is I who suffer from it." cause we know that it is important not to take a It's been an injury-interrupted season so far for goal at home. Neymar with a hamstring injury in October also "These are the things that are clear: more inten- seeing him miss six matches. sity, more aggressiveness in our counter-pressing The Brazilian's return to full fitness is however because it was lacking today. It's the little details timely as PSG look to avoid another round of 16 that make the difference and it is certain that exit in the Champions League. we will do better because otherwise we will not Set to host Dortmund in Paris next month, Mar- succeed."
Atletico Madrid players are 'angry' with Erling Haaland Ran 60m in World Jurgen Klopp's post-match comments Championship Time during PSG Game
A little more than eight months ago, the Reds lift- faces tonight from Atletico. DailyMail - Borussia Dortmund hero Erling tack. ed their sixth Champions League triumph in that "It's only 1-0, we're not 5-0 down. We don't think Haaland had a blinder last night. As well as his Instead, the England international used his run as very stadium - a triumph that appears to have it will be easy at our ground. For all Atletico fans two-goal, match-winning performance, he dis- a decoy to shoot, but pulled his strike wide of the taken them to the next level as they have lost just who can get a ticket for the game, welcome to played his lightning quick pace as he ran 60 me- goal. three times since. Anfield." tres so fast, he was just 0.3 seconds off the world Nevertheless, the evening belonged to Haaland, In truth, it was a typical Diego Simeone perfor- Klopp even took a dig at his opposite number, record time! who after his brace has now scored 10 Cham- mance from Atleti as they defended for their lives Simeone. The Norwegian, who has been a revelation since pions League goals in just seven appearances, after taking an early lead and will take a 1-0 lead 'I don't know if Diego saw the game because he signing from RB Salzburg last month, scored a reaching the mark four games quicker than any to Anfield. was constantly animating the crowd,” Klopp said. tap-in and a peach of a strike to give Dortmund a other player in the competition's history. At full-time, Klopp simply couldn’t hide his frus- How have those comments gone down with At- 2-1 lead against PSG in their Champions League The teenager also became just the fifth man to trations. It was a frustrating night for Jurgen leti? last-16 tie. reach 10 goals in his debut season in the Champi- Klopp’s Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano. Not very well, actually. And after clearing a corner at his near-post in the ons League, joining the likes of Roberto Firmino, The German manager revealed that he had to According to ESPN, Atletico Madrid players are first-half, the 19-year-old showed off his incredible Sadio Mane, Claudio Sulser and Just Fontaine in substitute Sadio Mane at half-time because he ‘angry’ that Klopp accused them of play-acting. speed as he surged down the middle of the pitch achieving the feat. feared Atleti would attempt to get him sent off. The players are said to be ‘surprised’ by his com- to support a counter-attack, with stats later show- He showed his predator instincts with the opening "It's part of football, I don't like it," Klopp said at ments and said it is important to be 'gracious' in ing he ran 60 metres in a blistering 6.64 seconds. goal, pouncing from close-range, while his second full-time. "The plan was to get Sadio out of the defeat as well as in victory, and that Klopp should In fact, that time would've been enough to see was a powerful left-footed strike from outside game with a yellow card. focus more on his own team's shortcomings, Haaland qualify for the World Championship 60m the box which gave Keylor Navas absolutely no "I was afraid that his opponent would go down if given that they 'didn't get a shot on target in 90 final, judging by the times recorded in 2018. chance. Sadio only took a deep breath. After 30 minutes, minutes'. During the sprint, the Dortmund marksman Haaland scored a hat-trick in his first Champi- three Atletico players were on the ground, not If the return leg at Anfield wasn’t already fasci- reached a top speed of 36km/h (22.36mph). ons League game, for Salzburg against Genk on even injured." nating, it certainly is now! The world record is set at 6.34 seconds by Chris- matchday one, and also scored at Anfield in the He went on to criticise the style of football they Liverpool have it in them to turn this tie around tian Coleman, who ran the time in Albuquerque group-stages. played. at Anfield, but unlike Barcelona in last year’s in 2018. One of the standout performers this season will "They got a result, the stadium wasn't here to see semi-final, Simeone’s Atletico will be a tougher Yet even though he was running with momentum now look to finish the job at the Parc des Princ- sensational football, they got the result and so nut to crack. Klopp men’s will have to be at their behind him, with no one able to keep up with him, es in three weeks' time, as PSG look to mount a they are happy," he said. "There are a lot of happy very best in. Jadon Sancho opted not to use Haaland in the at- comeback on March 11.