'I’m sad with what I experienced' - Mauricio Pochettino unhappy with PSG fans' booing of Lionel Messi and Neymar
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Published 14/03/2022 at 08:34 GMT
It has been a mixed week for Paris Saint-Germain, as they beat Bordeaux on Sunday after being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid. Neymar and Lionel Messi came in for criticism following the defeat in Spain, and they were targeted by a section of fans on Sunday. The supporter reaction did not sit well with Mauricio Pochettino.
Neymar, Lionel Messi et Marco Verratti (PSG) face au Real Madrid
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Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino said he was left saddened by fans’ booing of Lionel Messi and Neymar.
PSG were sent crashing out of the Champions League by a Karim Benzema-inspired Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Neymar and Messi, who were brought to the club to help secure glory on European football’s biggest stage, were criticised following the defeat in Spain.
In PSG’s first game since the exit from Europe, against Bordeaux on Sunday, sections of the Parc de Princes crowd turned on the duo.
They were heckled when their names were read out before kick off , and were widely booed every time they touched the ball, as fans’ frustrations with the Champions League exit spilled over.
It was a reaction that did not sit well with PSG coach Pochettino.
"Everyone who loves PSG is sad after the disappointment of Madrid,” Pochettino said following the 3-0 win over Bordeaux. “I’m sad with what I experienced today.
"We were all affected.
"We understand the disappointment and the frustration. We’re all living it together, as a team.
"We have a duty to take responsibility for what happened. We share this disappointment with the supporters."
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