Messi and Neymar lead Paris to run over Clermont
Paris Saint-Germain beat its host Clermont, 5-0, on Saturday evening, in the first round of the French League.
The goals of the meeting were scored by Neymar Jr., Ashraf Hakimi, Marquinhos and Lionel Messi, in the 9th, 26th, 39th, 80th and 86th minutes, to bring the Paris giant to the first 3 points in the title defense campaign.
Saint-Germain accomplished the task quickly, after taking a three-point lead in the first half thanks to its star Neymar, who scored an early goal after a cross from Sarabia, touched by Lionel Messi before reaching the Brazilian.
While Neymar made the second and third goals for Hakimi and Marquinhos, to impose himself as an extraordinary star.
The League One champion was not satisfied with only three goals, but Vetnia, Messi, Ramos and Marquinhos missed 4 other confirmed chances.
In contrast, Gianluigi Donnarumma was not tested for the first 45 minutes.
The Saint-Germain players played the second half completely calm, after they decided the match "clinically" in the first half.
Parisian coach Christophe Galtier distributed the efforts of the team's stars, as Leandro Paredes and Nordi Mukele replaced Vitina and Sergio Ramos.
Saint-Germain did not reach his opponent's goal much, except for an attempt by Kimpembe after a cross from Neymar, the star of the match.
Saint-Germain raised its pace in the last minutes, and Nuno Mendes almost scored after a cross from Hakimi, while Messi added the fourth goal after a joint cooperation with Neymar.
Juan Bernat and Hugo Eketiki replaced Nuno Mendes and Sarabia, then young midfielder Zairi Emery replaced Verratti.
Despite his participation for a few minutes, Paredes left a distinctive imprint, with a through pass, from which Messi scored the fifth goal with a distinctive scissor kick, amid complete surrender to the owners of the land.