Ligue 1

NEYMAR’S wild Paris house parties have forced his local Mayor to intervene, according to reports.The Brazilian lives in the Parisian suburb Bougival.
Neymar parties alongside Klay ThompsonCredit: The Mega Agency
According to French paper Le Parisien, he has been throwing house parties that have “infuriated” his neighbours.
RMC Sport claim that Bougival Mayor Luc Wattelle has even had to get involved to calm the situation.
Neymar is claimed to have thrown a wild bash last week to celebrate his 31st birthday.
The party is said to have gone on until just short of midnight, with neighbours even calling the police due to the “prodigiously annoying” noise.
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He is also claimed to have thrown a party that didn’t finish until 5am after Paris Saint-Germain sealed the Ligue 1 title last year.
Wattelle is believed to have contacted Neymar’s landlord in order to resolve the issue.
The landlord subsequently claimed that he would speak to the footballer’s father Neymar Sr.
Wattelle added that he would be submitting a claim of “repeated disturbances to the public order” to a prosecutor.
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Neymar played the full 90 minutes this weekend as his side lost 3-1 to Monaco.
The defeat is the French side’s second in a row, the first time they have recorded back to back losses under Christophe Galtier.
Neymar was without usual running mates Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi – and could not inspire his side to victory.
PSG have been struck down by a stomach virus this week.
Several members of the squad were said to have been affected by the illness on Saturday morning.
Neymar and Co slumped to a 3-1 defeat at MonacoCredit: Getty More

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN’S squad have been hit by a virus just hours before their game against Monaco, according to reports.A stomach bug is claimed to be going around the camp.
PSG’s squad has reportedly been hit by a stomach bugCredit: Getty
Players have been throwing up, as well as suffering from tummy aches and fatigue, according to RMC Sport.
Several members of the squad are said to have been affected by the illness on Saturday morning.
It is unclear if the virus has ruled anybody out of the game later in the afternoon.
League leaders PSG travel to fourth-placed Monaco in a mouthwatering match up.
And boss Christophe Galtier is already dealing with a depleted squad for the crunch encounter.
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Marco Verratti are missing through injury.
PSG go into the game having won just three out of their last six league games, but are still eight points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
And the virus comes just three days before the Champions League last 16 first leg against Bayern Munich.
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Messi is set to return to training on Monday ahead of the game, having picked up a hamstring strain in the French Cup loss to Marseille on Wednesday.
However, Mbappe looks set to miss the meeting with Bayern.
So it will be down to Neymar to spearhead the attack for today’s game against Monaco. More

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN forward Fabian Ruiz produced a sensational pass for Lionel Messi to score in their 3-1 win over Montpellier.The Argentine, 35, bagged his 14th goal of the season for the Ligue 1 champions on Wednesday night as they opened up a five-point lead at the top of the table.
Fabian Ruiz picked out Lionel Messi with a sensational passCredit: BT Sport

Messi raced onto the ball and controlled it with consummate easeCredit: BT Sport
The Argentine then coolly slotted home with a delicate left-footed finishCredit: BT Sport
Messi celebrated his goal with Ruiz, right, after the Spaniard’s sublime passCredit: Getty
But it was the assist which caught the eye more than the finish.
Hugo Ekitike found Spaniard Ruiz, 26, on the edge of the box and he slid a delightful ball through the eye of a needle for Messi.
The pass took three Montpellier players out of the game, before the Barcelona legend took one touch and slotted it home to give PSG a 2-0 lead.
Reacting to the goal on BT Sport’s social media, one person said: “Messi having the time of his life but no one’s talking about the brilliant pass”
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Another added: “The pass was way better! That should be the headline”.
And a third replied: “Can we talk about that pass from Fabian Ruiz tho? 😮‍💨”.
Ruiz, who joined PSG from Napoli for £19million in the summer, also scored the opening goal of the game to set PSG on their way to a comfortable win.
And their evening was rounded off by 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery scoring his first goal for the club.
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The win saw PSG extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to five points after Lens were beaten 1-0 at home by Nice.
The defeat sees Lens drop down to third, with Marseille moving up to second place.
PSG are looking to clinch a ninth league title in 11 seasons and also have one eye on the Champions League.
The French giants are keen to claim a first European crown, but face a tough last-16 tie against Bayern Munich.
The first leg of the blockbuster Champions League clash takes place in Paris on February 14, before the return leg in Munich on March 8. More