Barcelona forward Neymar has been handed a two-game suspension for sarcastically applauding an assistant referee and will miss Barcelona's game against Real Madrid in the Spanish league.
Perhaps what is more intriguing is that Gil reports "Neymar was isolated this time from the rest of players, very affected by his expulsion, in a painful return journey". At the conclusion of the PSG second leg, Neymar didn't look like Lionel Messi's future successor, he looked like an immediate one.
Neymar's sending off helped Malaga pick up a 2-0 win over Barcelona, with the La Liga strugglers already a goal up when the Brazil global was red carded.
"We are not going to point blame between us".
Barcelona's Liga title hopes were left in tatters after a shock 2-0 loss to Malaga that was marred by a number of bad calls by the match officials.
With the visitors down to 10 men, Jony sealed Malaga's win in the 90th-minute after ex-Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez opened the scoring in the 32nd minute.
Neymar was already set to miss the home game against Real Sociedad at the weekend but will now sit out the trip to Madrid and the following match, at home to Osasuna on April 26.
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Neymar was also suspended for two more games, however, Barcelona will likely appeal against the decision.
Neymar was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career on Saturday.
'The rules are to be interpreted, but they should be the same for all'. "I don't understand certain fouls were not given to us, but we are used to it.".
"There was some very ugly tackles from behind from their team, which didn't see them get booked and others committed by us which were given yellows".
The victory has all but secured Malaga's La Liga status for another season, while Barcelona's remain three points behind Real Madrid in the standings.
Barca's title chances took a major blow as they suffered a stunning loss at Malaga and failed to gain ground on Real Madrid.
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