The Brazilian had not scored on a direct free kick for three years.
The post-Trophée des Champions was festive for the PSG players in Tel Aviv in the wake of their clear and flawless victory against Nantes (4-0). Nuno Mendes and Danilo Pereira notably turned into a cameraman and journalist to interview their teammates. Among them, Neymar recounted his goal from a free kick, his first successful in the exercise since 2019 with Paris.
«I had very bad knee pain. Messi told me ‘come, take the free kick’. So I said ‘OK’. I concentrated and managed to score a nice goalsaid the Brazilian, delighted with the behavior of his team on Sunday. We must congratulate all those who were on the bench, all those who participated in the match. It was great, the first of a long series.»