Neymar admits: "I acted like an idiot"

Brazilian star Neymar admitted that he "acted like a fool" by receiving a red card in the last seconds of the "Clasico" French League, which his team, Paris Saint-Germain, lost at home on Sunday to rivals Marseille (0-1), but stressed the need to put an end to racism in football stadiums The foot.

The Brazilian called on football officials to make a greater effort in combating racism after accusing Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a monkey, which the latter denied.

El Clasico witnessed great tension between the players of the two teams, forcing the referee to announce the yellow card five times in the first half, and nine in the second.

The tension increased in the last sixth minute of stoppage time, with bilateral clashes between the Argentines Leandro Paredes (Saint-Germain) and Dario Benedetto on the one hand, Jordan Amavi (Marseille) and Levine Kurzawa, and the referee dismissed them, the first with the second yellow card, before Neymar was expelled for hitting Alvaro Gonzales without a ball. Moment of engagement.

According to scenes broadcast by the "Telefoot" network, Neymar complained half an hour after the start of the match to the arbitration apparatus, reiterating on several occasions "racism, no!", Referring to the Marseille defender in charge of monitoring him.

Then Neymar said to the fourth referee as he left the rectangular of the Parc des Princes, "Look at the racist! That's why I hit him!", Before tweeting later on Twitter, "My only regret is not hitting this idiot in the face." (Video technology to help the rulers) My hostility Now I want the scenes of the racist who described me as a monkey to appear.

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