Neymaru2019s birthday party a distraction, says PSG boss Paris: PSG coach Thomas Tuchel admitted Neymaru2019s latest birthday celebrations were a u201c distractionu201d at a key time in the season after the Brazilian helped the Ligue 1 leaders to a 5- 0 win over nine- man Montpellier on Saturday.
Neymar, with his hair dyed pink, raged with the match officials while Pablo Sarabia, Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe and Layvin Kurzawa all scored along with a Daniel Congre own goal as PSG went 13 points clear of Marseille at the top of the table. On Sunday, the Brazilian had planned a lavish party for his 28th birthday, despite his team playing again on Tuesday against Nantes.
u201c Itu2019s a distraction, thatu2019s clear,u201d said Tuchel. u201c I always want to protect my players, and if there are difficult things to talk about I prefer to say them internally. These are distractions, and they give the impression we are not serious, not professional,u201d he added.
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