Cavani, Neymar to share penalty responsibility, says PSG coach

Paris Sep 27 (IANS) Paris Saint Germain coach Unai Emery avoided a recent controversy over who should take penalties for the team during press conference ahead of a Champions League match against Bayern Munich.

The dispute arose during a French Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyon when PSG s summer signing Brazil forward Neymar became involved in a disagreement with his Uruguay teammate Edinson Cavani over who should be allowed to take a penalty kick reports Efe news agency.

"We have a lot of players who are ready to take spot kicks and that want to. With statistics in mind I want Cavani and Neymar to share this responsibility " Emery said on Tuesday.

"We will try to get a lot of penalties so both have opportunities to take it " Emery added.

He revealed that he has talked with both players giving no further details.

"I told them how things would be on the field and also regarding to penalties " he said.

He considered the next match as test for PSG s form since they are going to face a "great team that has history and want to win the competition".

--IANS
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