Champions League: Depleted PSG beat Real Madrid 3-0 at home
Football | September 19, 2019 6:16 ISTAngel Di Maria's brace and Thomas Meunier's goal sealed a 3-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
Angel Di Maria's brace and Thomas Meunier's goal sealed a 3-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
Even as Neymar celebrated the last-minute winning goal, PSG ultras behind the goal where he scored still jeered him.
Neymar sat out four league games as he pushed for a move back to Barcelona during the summer transfer window.
Neymar cost PSG a world record 222 million euro in August 2018 when he joined the French club from Barcelona.
The deal is expected to put Mauro Icardi's price tag at 70 million euros if PSG pick up the option after the free loan.
Neymar attracted interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid but the former's move was rejected as it didn't meet the demands of the French outfit.
It will be tough for PSG after being paired in a group with a Real Madrid side chasing a record-extending 14th European crown.
Neymar has fully recovered from an injury he sustained in early June while on international duty with Brazil, Tuchel said during a press conference ahead of Sunday's Ligue 1 game against Toulouse.
After a 2-1 loss at Rennes on Sunday, Thomas Tuchel wearily complained his players lacked fitness due to shorter preparation time. Some were involved in the Copa America, for example, which finished on July 7.
After a 3-0 win in the first game, PSG were alarmingly bad in a 2-1 loss to Rennes. Neymar is yet to play a game for the side, and the performance against Rennes hardly inspires confidence.
Before the start of the 2019/20 season, Neymar hinted on his desire to leave PSG and reports claimed it's Barcelona where he wants to play again but the transfer saga is not easy for him.
Neymar, who left Barcelona in controversial transfer move to PSG two years ago, could make a sensational return to his former club.
PSG, still without Neymar, suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Rennes in the Ligue 1 on Saturday, and have slipped to 8th position in the league standings.
Neymar has failed to return for pre-season training with the club, fuelling talk of him wanting to leave the club after he was roped in for a world record fee two years ago.
Barcelona have not hidden their interest in the Brazilian's return after PSG decided to put his services up for sale.
PSG kickstarted their Ligue 1 campaign with a win but the Neymar saga dominated the sentiments among the fans in their opening game against Nimes.
Brazilian star Neymar has been left out of PSG's opening game of Ligue 1 amid speculations over his departure from the club.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel is expected to reveal the roster ahead of its 2019/2020 Ligue 1 opener against Nimes on Sunday. It is not clear if Neymar will be part of the list.
Amidst a series of speculations surrounding Neymar's transfer, Barcelona's vice-president Jordi Cardoner confirmed that the club has no intentions to bring the Brazilian star back this summer.
Prosecutors now have two weeks to decide whether to accept the police recommendation, to pursue additional investigations or to seek an indictment of Neymar.
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