Neymar gets hattrick of assists, Messi scores a bicycle kick for PSG vs Clermont

An unplayable Neymar notched a goal and three assists to lead defending champion Paris SaintGermain to a 50 win at Clermont in the French league on SaturdayLionel Messi also made a big contribution with two goals and an assistNeymar troubled Clermont with his movement and skills In the seventh minute he pounced on a low cross from Achraf Hakimi to have a firsttime effort deflected out by Alidu SeiduTwo minutes later Pablo Sarabia squared the ball back for Messi who flicked it toward Neymar The Brazil forward controlled the ball before burying it into the bottom cornerPSG capitalized on a fast break in the 26th when Neymar found Achraf Hakimi who fired into the top corner Neymar set up the third goal with a pinpoint free kick for Marquinhos who headed home in the 39thAlso Read Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in season opener Nunez saves LiverpoolOn the stroke of halftime Neymar fed Messi whose shot was saved by goalkeeper Mory DiawPSG slowed down a bit in the second half against a Clermont side which narrowly avoided relegation last seasonMessi still made it 40 in the 80th He played a onetwo with Neymar before netting with a low strike The Argentina superstar sealed the win in the 86th by chesting down a ball over the top from Leandro Paredes to score with an overhead kickWhat I have liked is the teams desire to win the ball back very quickly to play with a lot of intensity PSG coach Christophe Galtier said Leo reacts reacts very quickly when possession is lost and Ney has also made efforts in his defensive positioning to help the team stay very compact and win the ballChasing a record 11th league title PSG missed Kylian Mbappe who is nursing a groin problem and Renato Sanches who was signed on Thursday and lacked match fitnessPSG left out of its matchday squad some highprofile players it reportedly wants to move out Mauro Icardi Julian Draxler Ander Herrera Idrissa Gueye Rafinha Thilo Kehrer and Layvin KurzawaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever