The closing stages of the Club World Cup final saw Paris Saint-Germain's Joao Neves get baited into receiving a red card for pulling Chelsea star Marc Cucurella's hair as Les Parisiens crashed to a 3-0 loss against the Conference League champions. The incident has now left fans in hysterics as Blues supporters joked about the Spaniard's hair being an 'easy way to farm red cards'.
Paris Saint-Germain were brought crashing down to earth from seventh heaven as they lost 3-0 to Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup. At the end of the game, Les Parisiens players were clearly losing their cool and Neves was the first to show off his frustration as he pulled Cucurella's hair and was shown a straight red card for 'violent conduct'. Fans are amused by the incident as they urged the Spaniard to 'never cut his hair'.
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WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING
X user @Carefree_Jam wrote: "Never cut your hair, Cucurella."
@ChelseaIoanArmy added: "Neves got successfully rage baited by Cucurella."
@TK221996 wrote: "Fairs, Cucurella might be one of the greatest footballing ragebaiters in the history of the sport."
@ConnCFC concluded: "Cucurella never cut your hair. Easy way to farm red cards."
@TouchlineX concluded: "This is the SECOND time this season where Cucurella's hair got a player send off! Pretty useful his hair!"
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
The end of the game saw tempers rise and get out of hand as Gianluigi Donnarumma and Joao Pedro confronted each other before Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique appeared to put his hands on the Chelsea striker, which saw the Brazilian hit the deck.
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Chelsea will now be over the moon as they added the Club World Cup to their Conference League title. However, it will now be all about how they can build up their confidence and set up to take their form into the upcoming season.