Neymar scored twice for Paris Saint-Germain in a crushing 6-1 win over Angers on Friday as the French champions continue to build up moment...
Neymar scored twice for Paris Saint-Germain in a crushing 6-1 win over Angers on Friday as the French champions continue to build up momentum following a poor start to the Ligue 1 season.
Alessandro Florenzi, Julian Draxler, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Kylian Mbappe were also on target at the Parc des Princes for PSG, who claimed their fourth consecutive victory after starting the campaign with two straight defeats.
Thomas Tuchel’s side move up to second in the early table, a point behind leaders Rennes who play Reims on Sunday.
“Scoring goals gives us confidence. It is a great victory,” said Tuchel.
There were only 1,000 spectators allowed into the Parc des Princes as authorities clamp down on gatherings amid a new rise in coronavirus cases in the French capital, but the few who were there saw Florenzi open the scoring with a lovely goal in the seventh minute.
The Italian right-back, who remains PSG’s only new face for this season so far after joining on loan from Roma, controlled the ball in the box before netting with a delightful volley into the far corner.
Mbappe then cut the ball back for Neymar to score in off the underside of the bar as PSG doubled their lead before half-time.
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