Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has criticized the French press for the way it exploits the private lives of the club’s players and the extent to which it has harmed the team.

After Friday’s hard-fought win over Lille (2-1), with former Benfica player Di Maria scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute, Leonardo came to the defense of Lionel Messi (replaced by Mauro Icardi at the end of the first part) and Neymar. (who helped achieve Di Maria’s goal), accusing him of poor performance, while showing indignation at the proportions taken by Icardi’s private life case.

“We’re more interested in Instagram, in pictures, where they’ve been… It’s not being talked about anymore. It’s a shame. We realize we’re still not at the level we wanted and there’s a way to go,” Leonardo said after the match in the press room.

“But you can’t talk about Messi, Mbappe, Neymar or the coach like that! Or Ramos. The Spanish press says this and that… But that’s them and you, get into this conversation and play their game. But we know everything that’s going on. Messi spent time “In the national team more than here. Neymar also had a great match. People think we don’t know anything about the players, and they are always at parties. This is not the truth. If the players make mistakes, we talk to them.”