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Football fans have criticized the performance put in by Neymar Jr. following PSG's exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid on Wednesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side lost their Round of 16 tie 3-2 on aggregate.
The 30-year-old forward had a disappointing game at the Santiago Bernabeu despite providing the assist for Mbappe's opening goal. The Brazilian superstar took just two shots in the entire game and lost possession 17 times in the contest.
A second-half hat-trick from Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema ultimately ended PSG's dream of winning the Champions League for at least another season.
The Parisian giants once again had a disappointing time in the Champions League despite having one of the most lethal strike forces in Europe. Football fans on Twitter were therefore not pleased by yet another lackluster performance from Neymar in a big game.
Here are some tweets in that regard:
Paris Saint-Germain have always considered the Champions League their final frontier. The Ligue 1 giants have failed to win Europe's elite club competition ever since their big-money takeover by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011.
They have only reached one Champions League final in their history. That was back in 2020 when PSG lost the final to Bayern Munich.
The Parisian giants have spent huge sums of money on superstar players in the hope of winning the Champions League. No signing was bigger than that of Neymar in the summer of 2017. The 30-year-old forward arrived in Paris for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million from Barcelona.
However, the Brazilian superstar has failed to live up to the hype and transfer fee at PSG. Neymar's time in France has always been hindered by regular injuries which have seen him play a maximum of 31 times in a season.
Neymar's struggles at PSG have continued this season
Neymar has once again struggled to find consistent form for PSG this season. This is mainly down to his ankle injury, which he sustained back in November 2021. The forward was ruled out of first-team action for around three months owing to that.
However, whenever he has got on the field, he has failed to deliver goal contributions on a consistent basis. Neymar has scored four goals and assisted five times in 19 appearances across all competitions this season.
The Brazilian superstar had a disappointing Champions League campaign on a personal level. He did not score a single goal and assisted just twice in six matches.
