Neymar reveals why he refused to let Edinson Cavani take penalty as he chased PSG goalscoring record

NEYMAR has revealed why he refused to give Edinson Cavani a chance to break Paris Saint-Germain's goalscoring record.

The Parisians won a penalty at the end of their clash with Dijon, with a Neymar hat-trick already helping his side into a 7-0 lead.

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But despite Cavani needing one more to break Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 156-goal haul, Neymar ignored the fans to take the spot-kick himself.

Sections of the crowd booed his decision, but the Brazil ace, 25, explained: "Of course it [the whistling] bothered me, but we are here to be whistled and applauded.

"I am happy, especially for the victory. I think we played well.

"It was impossible not to know [about the record]. The coach chose me as the penalty taker though, and there is no problem with this.

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"Everyone [in the team] knows what went on in the changing room, the coach decided and I take on that responsibility.

"I am calm and happy here with my friends and team-mates. I came here to make history, give my best and score a lot of goals.

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"I'm very happy for him and I'll try to carry on helping him in every game. I hope that he continues to score a lot more goals for PSG, of course."

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