Neymar sees red for simulation
in the triumph of Paris Saint-Germain
Neymar is sent off in Paris
Saint-Germain's win over Strasbourg for a second-half dive inside the penalty
region on
Wednesday in his first health since the World Cup.
PSG won the match 2-1 after a late
Kylian Mbappe penalty sealed the 3 points in the return to action for the Ligue 1 leaders.
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World Cup Brazil received his first yellow card in the 61st minute
for hitting Strasbourg midfielder
Adrien Thomasson with his hand to the face and then a second warning a minute later for diving.
The striker punched referee Clement
Turpin full in the face to argue the decision, but to no avail
It became Neymar's fifth red card
since he joined PSG for an international fee of 222 million euros
$236 million) in
2017, and he could be suspended for Sunday's game against second-place Lens.
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