The French Champions League kicked off at the crack of dawn on Monday, with last year's Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) warming up for the upcoming season with a 4-goal shutout of last year's Ligue 1 champions Nantes. Neymar, who is rumored to be banished from PSG, was named the best player of the match for his outstanding performance, scoring two goals and making a name for himself by staying in the team.
The match was played on a neutral field in Tel Aviv, Israel, and PSG still had the absolute advantage. Only 22 minutes into the first half, Lionel Messi put on a personal show, deftly escaping from Nantes' goalkeeper Nafonte and sending the ball into the empty net. In stoppage time, Neymar scored from the penalty spot to give PSG a two-goal lead going into the locker room.
At the break, Shazio Ramos made it 3-0 with an easy back-footed goal from inside the box, making the Spanish center-back, at 36 years and four months, the oldest player to score in the history of the French Championship.
Nantes suffered back-to-back misfortunes as center back Castiletto fouled Neymar in the box, leading to a penalty and Castiletto himself being ejected for a red card. Neymar scored the penalty himself, helping PSG to a 4-0 win and the trophy.
Neymar full game to put his best foot forward, a total of 83 touches, 65 passes 54 successes, two shots were converted into a goal, the wide range of running impressive. After the game, the well-known scoring website sofascore rated him as the highest score of 9.1 points.
The 30-year-old Brazilian international Neymar has scored 102 goals in 145 appearances for PSG so far, making him the fifth highest goal scorer in the team's history. After this game, it is believed that PSG's top management has already dismissed the idea of selling Neymar.
