Lionel Messi opened the scoring and Neymar scored a brace to help French champions Paris Saint-Germain beat French Cup winners Nantes 4-0 to win the Trophee des Champions on Sunday.
Messi, a record seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, scored midway through the first half. Receiving Neymar’s pass, he edged past goalkeeper Alban Lafont before finishing with precision.
Neymar scored a professional free-kick into the top left corner in first-half injury time to give coach Christophe Galtier’s men a 2-0 lead at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, where the match was held. second year in a row.
Veteran defender Sergio Ramos made it 3-0 in the 57th minute from close range and Neymar scored an 82nd-minute penalty after being fouled by Jean-Charles Castellotto, who was sent off.
Galtier, who led Lille to a league title in 2021, now has his first trophy at PSG. He replaced Mauricio Pochettino after he was sacked.
Antoine Kombouare, who once led PSG, helped Nantes win his first trophy in 21 years when he won the French Cup last season.
Currently, PSG have won nine of the 10 Trophees des Champions, the equivalent of France’s Community Shield.
