{"id":1163122,"date":"2022-08-01T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/01\/messi-neymar-score-as-psg-win-first-trophy-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:25:12","slug":"messi-neymar-score-as-psg-win-first-trophy-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/01\/messi-neymar-score-as-psg-win-first-trophy-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi, Neymar score as PSG win first trophy of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"823\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download-5-696x823.png\"   alt=\"PSG celebrate\" title=\"PSG celebrate\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">PSG celebrate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Nantes 4-0 to claim their 15th Trophee des Champions and deliver an ominous warning to their domestic challengers.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Ligue 1 champions were dominant from start to finish and Lionel Messi gave perhaps his best performance yet in a PSG shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Despite PSG racking up 85% possession, Nantes had the two best chances in the opening 20 minutes with Ludovic Blas and Moses Simon going close, but there was no surprise when Lionel Messi opened the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Messi had been at the heart of every PSG attack and on 22 minutes, Neymar drifted in off the left and looked for his ex-Barcelona team mate with a through ball. The Brazilian\u2019s pass took a kind deflection into Messi\u2019s path and the Argentinian raced into the box, rounding goalkeeper Alban Lafont before hammering his right-footed shot into the empty net.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>PSG continued to dominate and the Messi-Neymar connection produced some delightful interplay but it was still only 1-0 until moments before half-time.<\/p>\n<p>When Moussa Sissoko clattered Neymar on the edge of the box, the Brazilian stepped up to take the resulting free kick and delivered an unstoppable strike to double PSG\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Ramos made it 3-0 with a back-heeled finish from close range after Verratti chipped it to Pablo Sarabia.<\/p>\n<p>Messi sparked a late counter which ended with Neymar being rugby tackled and awarded a penalty which he impudently dispatched for 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>Nantes defender Jean-Charles Castelletto was also sent off in the same incident.<\/p>\n<p>Even at 4-0 up, PSG continued to attack with energy and numbers. Messi went close to a fifth with a cheeky chip, while Neymar also looked likely to add another before full-time.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, PSG had to settle for a 4-0 win, and a trophy to start the new season.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"1aWSqHxdUhc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam News on Adom TV (1-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1aWSqHxdUhc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSG celebrate Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Nantes 4-0 to claim their 15th Trophee des Champions and deliver an ominous warning to their domestic challengers. The reigning Ligue 1 champions were dominant from start to finish and Lionel Messi gave perhaps his best performance yet in a PSG shirt. 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