August 01, (THEWILL) – Paris Saint-Germain crushed Nantes 4-0 to win the Trophee des Champions on Sunday, with goals from Lionel Messi and Neymar and Sergio Ramos.
Even though Kylian Mbappe did not travel to Israel for the match at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Christophe Galtier began his tenure as PSG manager in impressive fashion.
Messi gave the Ligue 1 champions the lead in the 22nd minute with a composed finish with his weaker foot after rounding off the keeper, and Neymar doubled their lead on the cusp of halftime with an incredible whipped free-kick from 25 yards.
Before the hour mark, Ramos made it 3-0 with a well executed back heel goal, and Neymar added a second goal late on from the penalty spot following an incident that resulted in Jean-Charles Castelletto being sent off by referee Orel Grinfeeld.
PSG are playing with a new flair under Galtier and ahead of the start of Ligue 1 on August 5, the French giants have established themselves as the side to beat both domestically and, hopefully, internationally. It was a terrible night for Moses Simon and his Nantes teammates, but La Maison Jaune can get back from this loss especially with their Europa League campaign to look forward to.
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