A harsh penalty may be imposed on Brazilian Neymar, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, after he hit the Spaniard Alvaro Gonzalez, Marseille defender, on the back of his head.

Neymar was one of 5 players sent off by the referee following a collective quarrel between the players of the two teams, and he said upon leaving the field, "This was racist abuse, so I hit him."

In the event that the French Federation condemns Neymar, the penalty may be harsh and may reach - according to French media reports - 7 matches in the French League, and this penalty will be a blow to the team that lost its first two matches in the tournament.

The Parisian team issued a statement stressing its absolute support for the player. "The club strongly supports Neymar, who was subjected to racist abuse by the opponent player," the statement read.

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"We affirm that there is no place for racism in society, in football or in our life, and we call on everyone to confront all forms of racism in all parts of the world," the club's statement continued.

After the match, Neymar wrote through his Twitter account, "We only regret not having dealt a blow to that idiot in the face."

The match referee famously scored a red card in the face of Neymar after reviewing the clip that showed the Brazilian player’s behavior through the video assistant referee (VAR).

Neymar said, "It was easy for (the mouse) to spot my hostility, now I want to see him take the picture in which that racist calls me to a monkey, that's what I want to see."

In turn, the player Gonzalez responded to his official page via Twitter by posting a group photo of him with the Marseille team players after the victory. Commenting on the photo, and in a clear response to Neymar's statements, there is no place for racism, sometimes you have to learn how to lose and take it on the field, 3 Incredible points today. "

Neymar issued another statement on the "My Story" service in Instagram on Monday, explaining that he was "revolted" and "he cannot leave without doing something."

"Yesterday (the day before yesterday) I wanted those responsible for the match - the referees and assistants - to take a neutral stance, and to understand that there is no longer a place for a biased stance," he added.

He continued, "Racism is there, it is there, but we have to stop it, no more, enough!"

He continued, "I accept my punishment because I had to follow the clean football method. On the other hand, I hope the perpetrator will be punished as well."

"The man (Alvaro) was a fool. I also acted like a fool to allow me to get involved in it."