Messi and Neymar Lehto, 0:5 PSG

French League 22-23

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The outstanding actor

Neymar, Zion: 9
Messi did score a brace and cook, but the player of the match was Neymar, with the first goal and three simply great assists

The disappointing player

Florent Augier, score: 4
Anyone can be picked in the host’s defensive squad, but the veteran captain who failed to stop the drift will get the dubious honor

Paris Saint-Germain could not dream of a better start to the 2022/23 season in the French league. The champion started the journey to defend the title with a huge 0:5 away to Clermont as part of the first round, in a game marked by a celebration by Neymar and Messi.

Christophe Galtier’s team, which arrived in particularly high spirits after beating cup holders Nantes 0:4 at Bloomfield Stadium last Sunday in the French Super Cup, completed nine goals in the week. And if Biffo Neymar starred with a double and Leo Messi also scored a goal, then this time the fortunes were reversed – Messi finished with a double and an assist for Neymar, who scored only one, but also added no less than three assists (including one for his Argentinian friend).

In the absence of the injured Kylian Mbappe, Galtier fielded the same lineup that the team started with in Israel, and his players returned it with an even better game. Already in the ninth minute, Neymar put the champions ahead with a goal from Leo Messi, and in the 26th minute, the Brazilian Lashraf Hakimi scored the second at the end of a great explosive attack. Even before the break, in the 39th minute, Neymar added a second assist, this time with a free ball to Marquinios, and the Parisians went into the break with a 0:3 advantage.

Neymar celebrates. A perfect first half of the Brazilian (Reuters)

In the second half, PSG had several opportunities to increase the score, but failed to do so until the 80th minute, when Messi broke into the box, parried Neymar, but the Brazilian decided to parry back and scored Messi’s first and the champion’s fourth. But the story didn’t end there and the big moment came in the 86th minute, when Messi received the ball from Pardes in the box, lowered his chest and completed a double with a big scissors, which determined the final result – a wonderful 0:5. This is how you start a season.

second half

Messi and the friends celebrate at the end (Reuters)

’90+1
Jeremy Stina whistled for the end – 0:5 simply great for the champion, and that’s without Kylian Mbappe

PSG players congratulate Messi after the crazy narrator (Reuters)

’86
Gate! PSG went up 0:5: Messi completed a double with a wonderful simple goal. Pareds put a pass to Farush, he took down the chest and with a scissors, he subdued Diao. Stunning

’85
Another spare in Clermont. Brandon Baie came in for Maxim Gonalon

’82
Fifth and last substitution in PSG, right after the fourth goal. 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery came on for Marco Verratti

’80
Gate! PSG went up to 0:4: the fourth arrived, and Leo Messi was responsible for completing a second quartet within a week. Of course, Neymar was trusted with the cooking, who received the ball from Messi, could have scored, but preferred to praise his friend who built the attack, returned a pass to him when he was 10 meters from the goal, and the flea kicked accurately past Diao and in

’78
And the young Hugo Actica replaced Pablo Sarabia

’78
Moments after the miss, a double substitution in PSG. Mendesh left the field when Juan Bernat entered in his place

’77
So close to gate four. This time Hakimi was confident on the lift, Mendesh struck towards the frame, but Diao was there to push into the corner at the last moment

’73
And Mohammad Cham Sarcevic was replaced by Yohan Manin

’73
Double spare also in Clermont. Judel Dusseau came in for Jim Albina

’69
Another attempt by PSG. This time Nuno Mendesh put a ball in from the left for Messi, who kicked with a touch but missed the frame and his ball went high over the goal

’67
And Nordy Mokeila replaced Sergio Ramos

’67
Seconds later a double substitution in PSG. Vitinia left and Andrew Pardes entered instead

’67
Maxim Gonalon saw the yellow card after a foul in the center of the field on Vitinia

Kimpamba hits the ball that Neymar picked up very badly (Reuters)

’54
Neymar again took a free ball from the left wing and once again lifted excellently towards the center of the box, this time Kimpamba was the one who reached the ball but unlike Marquinhos who hit the frame, the French stopper hit very badly, far from the frame. The Brazilian will continue to wait for his teammates to complete his passes to reach the third trick

’53
A good opportunity for a guest. Andrits received the ball with his back to the goal on the edge of the box, turned around nicely and fired a shot that just missed the crossbar of Dunaroma.

’50
The champions won a free kick 21 meters from the goal after a foul on Messi. The Argentine himself was the one who took the free ball, but it was stopped by the wall

first half

’45+1
Almost a fourth goal before halftime and almost a third assist for Neymar. This time the Brazilian put a great ball into Messi and left him in front of Diao, but this time the goalkeeper had the upper hand when he stopped the Argentine and headed the ball into the corner

’42
Nuno Mendesh was sent a long ball, brought the ball down perfectly, entered the box and unleashed a kick towards the goal, but narrowly missed the frame

PSG players celebrate with Marquinhos (Reuters)

’38
Gate! PSG went up to 0:3: Neymar took the free ball and lifted it perfectly into the box, Marquinius reached the ball and six meters when he was not covered he hit a sharp and strong shot into the net. Neymar already has a goal and two assists in one half

’38
Jim Albina saw the yellow card after a foul on Vitinia, 25 meters diagonally from Clermont’s hair

’37
Another good chance for the champion. This time Messi gave up a kick to pass to Neymar, the Brazilian didn’t insist on himself and handed to Nuno Mendes, and the Portuguese kicked from the edge of the box to the frame, but Diao was there and headed

’30
This time the corner kick from the left found Marquinhos, who tried to kick but Diao was there and caught

’29
Sergio Ramos almost scored the third. A corner kick from the left found the stopper, who rose high and hit the frame well, but Diao got down well and headed for another corner

Saravia and Ramos celebrate with Hakimi (Reuters)

Ashraf Hakimi celebrates with Sergio Ramos (Reuters)

Ashraf Hakimi celebrates PSG's second goal (Reuters)

’26
Gate! PSG went up to 0:2: an explosive attack according to the book ended in the second goal. The Parisians stole the ball in the center of the field, Messi unleashed a burst with a pass to the left to Neymar, who burst forward and passed a ball to the right that cut through all the defensive players of the host and reached Ashraf Hakimi, and the champion’s dribble penetrated into the box and from eight meters defeated Diao for the second time in the game

’22
Clermont entered the game, and this time it was Maxim Gonalon who tried his best with a kick from 23 meters, but he missed Donnarumma’s frame

’18
Vitinia could have raised PSG to 0:2 early. The Portuguese received the ball 18 meters from the goal when he was not covered after a failed attempt by the host defense to clear, but the ball he kicked narrowly missed the frame of Dio’s goal

’13
Vitinia was the first to get on the referee’s book after a foul from behind, 25 meters from Donnarumma’s goal

Neymar runs to celebrate with Hakimi (Reuters)

‘9
Gate! PSG went up to 0:1: a collaboration of the champion’s attacking trio ended in a goal advantage. A good pass on the left wing found Sarabia free, the Spaniard broke forward and when he was already inside the box he made a pass back towards the center of the box, Leo Messi with a small touch passed it back to Neymar, who from 14 meters released a missile that was stopped in Diao’s net

‘7
First dangerous chance for PSG. A good pass found Neymar in the box, the Brazilian kicked from ten meters, but the ball that went into the frame hit the leg of a defender and was sent away for a corner