Messi’s Acrobatic Goal, Neymar’s 3 Assists Lift PSG to 5-0 Ligue 1 Opening Win Over Clermont | Watch Highlights
PSG mean business this season. One week after winning the Trophee des Champions with a 4-0 walloping of Nantes, the reigning Ligue 1 champions opened their title defense with a 5-0 road win against relegation candidate Clermont Foot.
As reported by Sporting News, Neymar scored the opening goal and assisted the next three, and Lionel Messi closed out the scoring with the final two goals as the PSG stars showed they are already on their game under new manager Christophe Galtier.
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What probably has their foes shuddering is that they’ve done it without superstar Kylian Mbappe. The French World Cup champion missed last week’s match due to suspension, and then was ruled out with an adductor injury against Clermont. Galtier confirmed he’ll likely return against Montpellier next weekend.
The new PSG manager fielded the same lineup for the second week in a row and it produced similar results as Les Parisiens are already building a head of steam on the back of its superstars.
PSG were already up 4-0 when Lionel Messi sprinted in behind to receive a long ball. With his back to goal, he took it off his chest and sent an overhead kick over the ‘keeper for the exclamation mark on his and his club’s performance.
Messi and Neymar set the example with their selfless running throughout the match. The team kept a solid shape throughout the match and goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma barely had anything to do against an inferior Clermont team. But there were few lapses of concentration.
Watch match highlight below.
