Neymar told the fourth official during PSG's defeat to Marseille that he had punched Alvaro Gonzalez because he had been subjected to a racist remark.
The Brazilian superstar was one of five players sent off after a brawl erupted in the dying moments of Marseille's 1-0 win over Paris-Saint Germain on Sunday.
Replays showed Neymar appearing to aim a punch at Gonzalez during the ruckus, and he was dismissed along with teammates Layvin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes, and Marseille pair Jordan Amavi and Dario Benedetto.
Even before that the match the match was also fractious, with 12 yellow cards having been shown prior to the melee. And tensions had risen after PSG's Angel di Maria - who has recently recovered from Covid-19 - appeared to be
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