TEL AVIV - Paris St Germain's Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos contributing the other two goals as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Super Cup (Trophée des Champions) at the Bloomfield Stadium on Sunday.
It was the ninth time in 10 years that the Parisians had won the traditional season-opening clash between the Ligue 1 champions and the French Cup (Coupe de France) winners, which has been regularly played outside of the country over the last decade.
PSG’s array of world class talent did not disappoint the Israeli crowd with Messi opening the scoring in the 22nd minute, after a through ball from Neymar that allowed him to round the goalkeeper and net from a tight angle.
Classic MESSI! This is how the scored the first goal of the game!
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 31, 2022
Neymar added a second from a curling free kick on the stroke of halftime before Sergio Ramos, who spent most of last season out injured after his move from Real Madrid, added the third with an audacious backheel from close range in the 57th minute.
NEYMAR JR!!!! The Brazilian scored this beauty at the end of the 1st half!
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 31, 2022
What a finish by SERGIO RAMOS!
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 31, 2022
The final goal came in the 82nd minute after Neymar was fouled by Nantes defender Jean-Charles Castelletto, who was sent off, and the Brazilian converted the subsequent spot kick.
¡GOOOL DEL PSG!
De penal, @neymarjr sella su doblete y pone el 4-0 para los parisinosNo te pierdas el @PSG_espanol @FCNantes en vivo en beIN SPORTS Ñ #TropheeDesChampions pic.twitter.com/QCSMvvkhKk
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) July 31, 2022
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)
