Neymar grabbed the spotlight with a meeting with Montpellier (Katherine Steinquist / Getty)
The Brazilian star shines Neymar Junior, to lead his team Paris Saint-Germain To overcome the obstacle of his guest Montpellier by five goals, Saturday, in the second round of Omar French league for football.
The Brazilian player scored a double, giving his team the second goal from a penalty kick at the 43rd minute, before returning and scoring the third goal from a header six minutes following the break, following a decisive pass from Moroccan star Ashraf Hakimi, while the Paris team advanced with a goal that came through friendly fire, After Mali defender Valai Sakho put French Kylian Mbappe’s cross in his own net, at the time when the first had knocked out a penalty kick in the 23rd minute.
After that, Tunisian international star Wahbi Khazri reduced the score for the visiting team, but Mbappe returned to atone for his guilt, scoring the defending champion’s fourth goals in the 69th minute, before Portuguese substitute Renato Sanchez finished the five-winner.
Target #Paris Saint-Germain third by #neymar
Paris 3 / 0 Montpellier pic.twitter.com/dnbvg6Z0R9— Master Goals (@mr__goals) August 13, 2022
Historical figures
Neymar has scored 22 goals from a penalty kick (in 25 attempts) in the French Ligue 1 since his debut with Paris in the 2017-2018 season, more than any other player in this period, while Mbappe failed to convert 4 of the 21 penalties he took with Paris in all competitions (17 of 21), and all the missed kicks were at the Parc des Princes.
22 – Neymar has scored 22 goals from the penalty spot (in 25 attempts) in Ligue 1 since his debut with Paris in 2017-18, more than any other player in this period. Samba. #PSGMHSC pic.twitter.com/9cslPNWkdE
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) August 13, 2022
4 – Kylian Mbappé has failed to convert only 4 of his 21 penalties taken with Paris in all competitions (17/21), all of these misses coming at home. Parc. #PSGMHSC pic.twitter.com/ObBZFmd5xI
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) August 13, 2022
