PSG vs Nantes: Trophee des Champions, PSG 4-0 NAN – Lionel Messi and Neymar were on target as Paris Saint-Germain thumped Nantes 4-0 to win the Trophee des Champions on Sunday. Messi set the Ligue 1 champions on their way in the 22nd minute with a cool finish, before Neymar doubled their advantage with a superb whipped free-kick from 25 yards on the stroke of half-time. Sergio Ramos made it 3-0 shortly before the hour mark with an improvised finish, then Neymar claimed a second late on from the penalty spot after an incident that saw Jean-Charles Castelletto dismissed. Follow Paris Saint-Germain’s LIVE news with InsideSport.IN
PSG vs Nantes: Paris Saint-Germain thrash 10-men Nantes 4-0 to claim 11th Trophee des Champions, Neymar and Messi with the goals, Check PSG beat Nantes HIGHLIGHTS
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PSG vs Nantes: Paris Saint-Germain thrash 10-men Nantes 4-0
Kylian Mbappe did not travel to Israel for the clash at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, but his absence was not felt as Christophe Galtier started his reign as PSG boss in style.
Achraf Hakimi and Pablo Sarabia went close for PSG inside the opening 10 minutes, while at the other end Ludovic Blas was superbly denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
PSG went ahead in the 22nd minute when Messi rounded Alban Lafont and slotted home after latching onto Neymar’s deflected throughball.
PSG vs Nantes: Paris Saint-Germain thrash claim 11th Trophee des ChampionsLafont got down well to deny Messi a second shortly before the interval, yet Galtier’s men did go in at the break with a two-goal lead courtesy of Neymar’s sumptuous free-kick.
Ramos added a third in the 57th minute, the former Real Madrid defender superbly backheeling into the net after Lafont had kept out Sarabia’s initial effort.
Neymar scored his second in the 82nd minute with a calm penalty after he had been brought down in the area by Castelletto, who was shown a red card by referee Orel Grinfeeld.
