What does it mean: Promising signs for Tuchel’s menĪfter a 4-0 demolition of Monaco in the Trophee des Champions secured early silverware for Tuchel at PSG, the German will have been reasonably satisfied with what he saw in the league opener. Samba had done well to tip a Weah shot on to the post but then horribly lost control of a backpass, allowing the substitute to tap in from close range and get Tuchel’s men up and running. The goalkeeper was helpless as Caen went close to getting on the scoresheet in the 52nd minute, though, as a fine free-kick from Peeters bounced off the inside of Buffon’s right-hand post.Īlthough Neymar appeared determined to add more goals after a disappointing World Cup with Brazil, it was his replacement who added a late third.
Neymar opened his 2018-19 account inside 10 minutes, finishing off Nkunku’s throughball after a disastrous pass out by goalkeeper Samba.Ī second PSG goal inevitably arrived in the 35th minute, Di Maria dancing clear of the defence through the right channel to square a low cross that Rabiot could hardly miss from close range.īuffon, who became PSG’s oldest ever Ligue 1 player, was surprisingly busy in the first half, the 40-year-old beating away a powerful effort from Malik Tchokounte before reacting in mid-air to tip away a cross that deflected off team-mate Thiago Silva. We also honored our #WorldCup champions before 2-0 /FuyUVKRA9X Gianluigi Buffon’s Ligue 1 debut was mostly uneventful, the former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper able to keep a clean sheet after Stef Peeters hit the post with a free-kick in the second half, while Timothy Weah capitalised on another Samba error to complete the scoring in the 89th minute with his first Ligue 1 goal.
The Brazilian scored early, capitalising on the first of two Brice Samba mistakes to slot in a Christopher Nkunku pass, with Adrien Rabiot adding a second from Angel Di Maria’s excellent assist before the break. Neymar scored on his first Ligue 1 appearance since February as Paris Saint-Germain downed Caen 3-0 in Thomas Tuchel’s first home game in charge.Įdinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe were absent – though the latter was involved in a pre-match World Cup presentation at the Parc des Princes on Sunday – but Neymar helped ensure a comfortable victory for the champions.
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