This Saturday, PSG qualified for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup by beating Bayern Munich (2-0). A hard-fought victory against a good opponent, but one that the Parisians pulled off with courage, finishing the match with 9 against 11 after the expulsions of Pacho and Lucas Hernandez. But after the match, the news was marked by the very serious injury of Jamal Musiala .
The German international went off injured shortly before halftime with a suspected broken ankle. The 22-year-old midfielder was brought down in the Parisian box and was brought down by Gianluigi Donnarumma as the Italian goalkeeper was making a pass. His ankle remained planted on the ground and completely twisted. A horrific scene that even sent Donnarumma into a cold sweat .
Neuer had strong words
After the match, several players, like Hakimi, expressed their support for Musiala. PSG also sent a message to the player: "Paris Saint-Germain wishes Jamal Musiala a speedy recovery." On his Instagram account, Donnarumma also sent a message of support to Musiala: " All my prayers and best wishes for happiness are with you ." But it clearly wasn't enough to bring the Bavarians down. After the match, Manuel Neuer appeared in the mixed zone and smashed his Italian counterpart. "It's a situation where you accept the risk of injuring the player. A situation where, in my opinion, you shouldn't get involved. But hey, we're keeping our fingers crossed that it's not too serious, even though it certainly will be. Throwing yourself at the player like that is taking a risk. He simply accepts the opponent's injury. And then, nothing happens, no punishment ," Neuer said before continuing.
"I went over to Donnarumma and said, 'Don't you want to go see him there?' Jamal is lying there, he'll most likely stay in the hospital, I think it's only right, out of respect, to go and wish him a speedy recovery and apologize. And only then did he go see Jamal. His reaction after the injury? I don't know. Italians are very emotional. It's up to each individual to decide whether to believe him or not. You always have to play fair. I would have reacted differently." Sporting director Max Eberl also appeared in the mixed zone to react. "If I jump on an opponent's leg with 100 kilos during a sprint, the risk of an accident is high. It's tragic, but I don't think for a second that he did it on purpose. However, he didn't really take into consideration the fact that there was a man there. He took that risk, but I wouldn't want that to be interpreted as a reproach." The message got through.
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