Lionel Messi, Neymar Score As PSG Beat Nantes 4–0 To Win Trophee des Champions Title

Tel Aviv, Aug 1: Lionel Messi opened the scoring and Neymar scored twice as French champion Paris Saint-Germain beat French Cup winner Nantes 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy. Messi, the record seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, netted midway through the first half. Taking a deflected pass from Neymar, he went past goalkeeper Alban Lafont before scoring with a fine finish. PSG 4–0 Nantes: Neymar Scores Brace As Lionel Messi Clinches 41st Career Title in Paris Saint-Germain’s Trophee des Champions Victory (Watch Goal Video Highlights).

Neymar expertly guided a free kick into the top left corner in first-half injury time to put coach Christophe Galtier's side 2-0 up at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, which hosted the game for the second straight year. Veteran defender Sergio Ramos made it 3-0 in the 57th minute from close range and Neymar converted a penalty in the 82nd after being fouled by Jean-Charles Castelletto, who was sent off. Galtier, who guided Lille to the league title against the odds in 2021, now has his first trophy at PSG. He replaced Maurico Pochettino after he was fired. Antoine Kombouare, who once coached PSG, helped Nantes win its first trophy in 21 years when it won the cup.

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