Neymar struck twice within the first half and took off his jersey to unveil a message on his shirt paying tribute to Brazilian nation singer Marilia Mendonca, who was killed in a plane crash on Friday.
Paris Saint Germain stretched their advantage on the top of Ligue 1 to 10 points after two targets by Brazil ahead Neymar and one other from Kylian Mbappe helped them to a 3-2 win at Girondins Bordeaux on Saturday.
PSG, who carved out a 3-0 lead earlier than late targets by Bordeaux arrange a tense end, have 34 points from 13 games, forward of second-placed Lens who beat Troyes 4-0 at home on Friday. Bordeaux stayed 16th on 12 points.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) November 6, 2021
Neymar struck twice within the first half due to a pair of chic assists by France World Cup winner Mbappe, having opened the scoring within the 26th minute with a neat shot previous two defenders inside the close to publish.
Neymar muted his celebrations and took off his jersey to unveil a message on his shirt paying tribute to Brazilian nation singer Marilia Mendonca, who was killed in an aircraft crash within the state of Minas Gerais on Friday.
The second aim was of superior quality as Neymar raced down the left and exchanged a one-two with Mbappe, who set up the Brazilian with a cheeky back-heel for a clinical end into the underside nook.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) November 6, 2021
Mbappe made it 3-0 with a simple aim as Georginio Wijnaldum beat the offside lure and squared the ball to the ahead who rolled it into an empty net within the 63rd minute, with Bordeaux goalkeeper Benoit Costil stranded.
The home aspect pulled one again within the 79th minute as striker Alberth Elis held off his marker and beat visiting keeper Kaylor Navas from shut vary and PSG had been forced to hold on after M`Baye Niang netted in stoppage time.
Mbappe acknowledged that an expensively assembled PSG outfit, who had been lacking Lionel Messi as a result of a niggling knee injury, had been nonetheless a work in progress however rebuffed criticism that they’re failing to dwell up to expectations.
“Everyone has the right to an opinion, some folks assume we’re playing badly but I think we’re simply not taking part in very well at the moment,” he said.
“We need to enhance and we are going to proceed to work arduous. Right this moment we confirmed our high quality as we had spelled the place we played at a really high level.
“The targets we conceded had been avoidable however in the long run we felt snug. We attempt to enhance every single day and we hope that we’ll get higher and higher.”
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