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Thiago Silva brushes off age concern as he prepares for Chelsea debut
Veteran Brazil defender Thiago Silva (36) joined Frank Lampard's side from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last month after suffering defeat to Bayern...
Second-half substitute Pablo Sarabia scored PSG’s final penalty in the shootout after goalkeeper Keylor Navas had saved Bertrand Traore’s spot kick to give the Ligue 1 champions and French Cup winners their ninth League Cup trophy.
Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, who has been struggling with a recurring thigh problem, has been replaced in the squad by Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Alassane Plea.
Neymar, 27, then showed what he said was a long series of WhatsApp messages with the woman, including topless photographs of her in bed.
Lionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe’s Golden Shoe award for three straight years after his nearest challenger Kylian Mbappe failed to score the four goals he needed in Paris St Germain’s final league match of the season on Friday.
Neymar, who has scored 13 goals from 13 league appearances this season, has been out of action since picking up a foot injury in January.
The Brazilian, who has a fractured metatarsal, will miss the Ligue 1 side’s last-16 tie against Manchester United, although he could be fit for a potential quarterfinal in April.
PSG were just ahead of Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, who score a goal after every 4.80 shots.
Neymar is recovering from foot surgery in Brazil and missed PSG’s 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid which dumped the French side out of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Neymar’s father predicted the injury would keep his son out for between six to eight weeks, meaning he would return to action in plenty time for the World Cup finals in Russia.
The LFP called for UEFA to look into the two clubs’ finances after they each splashed out over 200 million pounds in the last transfer window.
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The Brazilian forward reportedly told reporters he had moved to France was because he ‘wanted a bigger challenge’.
The 25-year-old Brazil forward, who will be presented to fans on Saturday, is committed to PSG until June 2022, the club said in a statement.
Angel Di Maria was in scintillating form as Paris Saint-Germain's picked up a famous 4-0 win over Barcelona.
City sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory with a superb curling shot from Kevin de Bruyne.
A star studded Paris Saint Germain outfit will face Chelsea while Benfica host Zenit St Petersburg.
The French champions paid £45 million for the Argentine winger.
Neymar scored two goals to help Barcelona progress to the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday.