(Football news) Neymar went on to score twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos also contributing the other two goals as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Supercup at the Bloomfield Stadium yesterday. It was their ninth Supercup in 10 years as the Parisians had won the traditional season-opening clash between the Ligue 1 champions and the French Cup winners, which has been regularly played outside of the country over the last decade as this year it was in Israel, Tel Aviv.
PSG's world class talent did not disappoint the Israeli crowd as Messi opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, after a through ball from Neymar that allowed him to dodge the goalkeeper and score from a tight angle. Neymar then added a second from a beautiful curling free kick on the stroke of half-time before Sergio Ramos, who spent most of last season injured after his blockbuster move from Real Madrid added the third with a brilliant backheel from close range in the 57th minute.
The final goal came in the dying stages 82nd after Neymar was fouled by Nantes defender Jean Claude Castelletto, who was subsequently sent off, and the Brazilian took the penalty and converted the spot kick. Galtier, who guided Lille to the league title against all odds in 2021, now has his first trophy at PSG. He replaced Maurico Pochettino after he was sacked as the PSG manager. Antoine Kombouare, who once coached PSG, helped Nantes win its first trophy in 21 years when they won the French Cup.
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