Mbappé (45') , 9. Edinson Cavani (59') , 9. Edinson
Cavani (66') , 10. Neymar (68') , 9. Edinson Cavani
(75') , 7. Kylian Mbappé (80') , 12. Thomas Meunier
(83')
A mixed day for Paris Saint-Germain saw Neymar
lead a dominant defeat of Guingamp as Marco
Verratti suffered a first-half injury.
Paris Saint-Germain tied their record Ligue 1
winning margin with a 9-0 victory over Guingamp at
the Parc des Princes, but Marco Verratti hobbled
off with an apparently serious injury.
Despite losing to a late Guingamp penalty in a
remarkable Coupe de la Ligue meeting last week,
the result never looked in doubt for PSG in an
altogether different affair on Saturday as Neymar
scored a double while both Kylian Mbappe and
Edinson Cavani hit the simplest of hat-tricks.
Yet an already depleted midfield, featuring Dani
Alves out of position, was further limited by
Verratti’s first-half withdrawal after taking a kick,
nursing his left foot as he headed off the pitch.
With a crunch Champions League clash with a
reinvigorated Manchester United to come in less
than a month, Thomas Tuchel’s delight at the form
of Neymar and Co will undoubtedly be offset by
real concerns in the middle of the pitch.
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PSG led from their first real opening as Neymar
provided a moment of inspiration, running onto
Dani Alves’ lofted pass and selling a dummy to a
backtracking defender before slamming high past
Marc-Aurele Caillard.
But Thomas Tuchel’s men did not have it all their
own way and Verratti soon departed following a
clash with Felix Eboa Eboa, although Neymar could
continue after himself suffering a knock.
Neymar was central to PSG’s best work and
created their second with a surge into the area,
teeing up Mbappe to find the bottom-right corner.
The Frenchman then netted again before the break
as a blocked Eboa Eboa clearance left him with a
simple finish.
An initially more ponderous second half soon gave
way to further home goals as Cavani converted
from Juan Bernat’s cross before rising to nod in
Angel di Maria’s dinked centre.
Neymar joined his strike partners on a brace as he
wriggled through and slid a finish under the
goalkeeper, with Guingamp ultimately doing well to
keep the deficit to single figures as Cavani bundled
in his hat-trick goal – awarded only after a VAR
referral had overruled a non-existent foul – and
Mbappe turned in number eight.
Thomas Meunier added his name to the
scoresheet with an 83rd-minute drive that earned
this side a slice of PSG history as they equalled a
record set when they sealed the title against Troyes
in 2016.
What does it mean? Selection issues increase
Adrien Rabiot is not available for PSG as talk of a
move to Barcelona persists and so midfield
options were extremely thin on the ground even
before Verratti’s knock. Tuchel’s men played much
of this laughably easy contest with a four of Dani
Alves, Julian Draxler, Di Maria and Neymar in the
centre of the pitch. That might work against
Guingamp, but United will not be so
accommodating.
VIDEO: PARIS SAINT-
GERMAIN 9 – 0 GUINGAMP
[LIGUE 1] HIGHLIGHTS 2019
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