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Mbappe, Neymar meet with Campos to address penalty argument
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Neymar (L) and Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain talk before a penalty kick in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

Neymar (L) and Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain talk before a penalty kick in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will meet each other and the club's football advisor Luis Campos to address the conflict between the two world-class forwards.

PSG beat Montpellier 5-2 at Parc des Princes on August 13. Mbappe missed the team's first penalty at the 22nd minute and argued with Neymar to shoot the second at the 43rd minute. The Brazilian made it in the end. After the game, he "liked" a tweet that ridiculed Mbappe as the owner of PSG.

Christophe Galtier, manager of the club, has never appointed a top penalty taker for PSG. He confirmed that the players followed the plan in the game against Montpellier.

Kylian Mbappe (C) of Paris Saint-Germain dribbles in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

Kylian Mbappe (C) of Paris Saint-Germain dribbles in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

"For this match, the order was chosen thus. Kylian shot first, so it was logical that Neymar went next. We'll see in the future," Galtier said, according to the Associated Press.

PSG's locker room has never lacked clashes. For example, Mbappe admitted that he called Neymar "a bum" after he was substituted in the game against Montpellier last October. Neymar argued with Edinson Cavani over a penalty kick in a game during the 2017-18 season. Back then, Cavani was one goal away from becoming the all-time leading scorer in PSG history.

Even in the 5-2 win on August 13, Mbapee stopped running and threw up his hands in frustration after Vitinha decided not to pass the ball to him in a counterstrike. By the way, Vitinha passed to Lionel Messi at that time.

Lionel Messi (#30) and Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain compete in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

Lionel Messi (#30) and Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain compete in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, August 13, 2022. /CFP

Mbappe, 23, was reportedly given a lot of privileges when he signed the three-year extension with PSG in May, including a saying in the team's operations like transfers. Since then, there have been rumors about him pushing the club to sell Neymar.

Neymar had a difficult season during the 2021-22 campaign due to injuries, among other reasons. He only scored 13 goals and eight assists in 28 appearances. However, the Brazilian rejuvenated in the 2022-23 season, getting three goals and three assists in the first two Ligue 1 games so far.

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