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Kylian Mbappé, Neymar Meet to Address PSG Penalty Conflict, per Report

The latest beef between PSG stars Kylian Mbappé and Neymar involves a battle to be the club’s main penalty taker, and it seemed to spill over onto the field against Montpellier.

In Saturday’s 5–2 win, Mbappé saw his first-half penalty saved before Neymar stepped to the spot for the club’s second attempt. Footage from the match showed the two discussing the second penalty before Neymar converted the attempt.

After the match, Neymar drew headlines for liking a tweet saying that he should be the club’s top penalty taker. According to Le Parisien, the drama led PSG football advisor Luís Campos to hold a meeting with the forwards to address the issue.