Can Neymar and Mbappé get past their issues, PSG's first real test of the season

An outpour of reactions and media reports have been running out of Paris this week about the fight of egos in the PSG dressing room, which was so evident when Neymar and Kylian Mbappé argued last Saturday on the pitch over who should take a penalty against Montpellier.

A debate that goes beyond who will assume this responsibility from now on. It is about who is the top star of the squad. In any case, coach Christophe Galtier denied on Friday the existence of any problem in the locker room. Tonight, PSG will try to iron out their differences with a win at Lille. It will be a special match for the coach, who returns to the place where he was crowned champion in 2021.

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Leaving aside extra-sporting matters, the fact is that PSG have been a steamroller so far this season. They thrashed Montpellier (5-2) and Clermont (5-0) in the first two rounds of the league, as they had done earlier against Nantes in the French Super Cup (4-0).

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Neymar, who scored five goals and three assists in these three matches, is in outstanding form. Leo Messi, with three goals and an assist, is not far behind. Keylor Navas, affected by lower back pain as reported by the club, will be the only notable absence in the Parisian team.