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Lionel Messi and Neymar booed by PSG fans

LIonel Messi and Neymar was seen receiving boos from their own PSG supporters during possession of the ball.

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Avignyan Mukhopadhyay
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Lionel Messi and Neymar have been booed during Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match with Bordeaux at Parc des Princes.

Paris Saint-Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to 15 points when they beat the bottom side, Bordeaux, 3-0 at home on Sunday, but their latest Champions League failure loomed large at the Parc des Princes.

Lionel Messi and Neymar booed by PSG fans. | Sportz Point

Lionel Messi and Neymar (Image-Metropoles)

Kylian Mbappé, who was spared the boos of the fans, Neymar and Leandro Paredes found the back of the net to give PSG 65 points from 28 games, four days after being knocked out of Europe's premier club competition by Real Madrid despite holding a 2-0 lead in the tie with half an hour left.

PSG is leading Ligue 1 in a runaway, but has made a habit of choking in European competition — the stage that matters most for the club's reputation and for its Qatari owners. Up 2-0 on aggregate this week, they gave up three straight goals to Real Madrid's Karim Benzema to lose in the Round of 16.

"Our Paris Saint-Germain deserves people who serve it, not people who are served by it," PSG's Ultra group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, said in a statement on Twitter ahead of Sunday's match. "Against Bordeaux on Sunday, we will show our displeasure and we ask everyone who loves the clb, who will be present, to unite with our non-violent action."

Reports since the midweek collapse have indicated issues in the dressing room at PSG, including a clash between Neymar and goaltender Gianluigi Donnarumma, which Neymar denied in an Instagram post.

It's expected that manager Mauricio Pochettino's job will be under scrutiny following the Champions League exit, as his three predecessors were fired over failure to win the competition.

If Pochettino is sacked, he's been linked to the Manchester United job, which will need to be filled over the summer. While, recent reports also show talks of Lionel Messi and Neymar also exiting the club with several contacts being made with their respective agents.

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