Paris Saint-Germain 5-2 Montpellier Neym

Paris Saint-Germain 5-2 Montpellier Neym

Neymar scored twice asParis Saint-Germain made it consecutive wins to start the Ligue 1 season with an emphatic 5-2 victoryover Montpellier at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.The champions started their title defence with a5-0 win againstClermont last weekend in Christophe Galtiers first league game in charge, and they followed that up with a ninth succe sin their past 10 league games against Montpellier, despite a penalty mi s from Kylian Mbappe midway Phil McConkey Jersey through the first half.The France international made amends soon after when his cro s was turned into his own net by Falaye Sacko, before Neymar doubled the hostsadvantage from a second penalty of the game.Neymarand Mbappe scored either side ofWahbi Khazris goal for the visitors, while there were late effortsfrom debutant Renato Sanches and Montpelliers Enzo Tchato Mbiayi. PSG squandered a golden chance to take a 23rd-minute lead as Jonas Omlin pawed away Mbappes penalty after Jordan Ferri had handled in the area.Omlin twice denied Lionel Me si soon after, but he was beaten six minutes before the interval when Sacko diverted Mbappeslow cro s into his own net Wayne Gallman Jersey .Neymar made it 2-0 four minutes later with a cool spot-kick following another handball in the area, this time from the haple s Sacko.A second arrived for Neymar in the 51st minute, the Brazil international sneaking in ahead of Omlin to head home Achraf Hakimisdeflected cro s.Montpellier pulled one back seven minutes later when Khazri slotted inafter Gianluigi Donnarumma had pushed Sepe Elye Wahiseffort into his path Odell Beckham Jr Jersey .Mbappe openedhis account for the season with an instinctive effort at the back post, before Sanches, who joined from Lille earlier this month, bundled into the net a minute after coming off the bench.Tchato rifled past Donnarumma with almost the last kick of the game, but it scarcely mattered to a PSG side Harry Carson Jersey who look in fine shape.What does it mean? PSG untouchable on home turfA routine win means PSG now have the joint-longest unbeaten run at home acro s the big five European leagues (level with Liverpool on 23).They have not been on a longer such run at home in Ligue 1 since April 2016-April 2018, when they went a record 41 games without defeat.Spot on from NeymarNeymar might find himself on penalty duties for the foreseeable future after showing Mbappe how it is done from 12 yards. The Brazilian has now scored 22 goals from the penalty spot (from 25 attempts) in Ligue 1 since joining PSG ahead of the 2017-18 season more than any other player in this period.Slapstick SackoSacko endured a dismal four minutes shortly before the interval, with the defender scoring an own goal and conceding a penalty to put the game out of his sides reach. A day to forget for the Mali international Deandre Baker Jersey .Whats next?Both sides are in Ligue 1 action next Sunday, with PSG visiting Lille and Montpellier hosting Auxerre.

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