Brazilian striker Neymar scored his first return to Paris Saint-Germain for the first time after almost four months of extraordinary scissors in injury time to give his team a fatal 1-0 win over Strasbourg in the fifth round of the French Ligue 1, in which they were booed Parisian fans.
Scissors Neymar's left foot in the final seconds, giving PSG their fourth win of the season (one loss) and a temporary solo lead three points behind Rennes, Nice, Lille and Angers, waiting to complete the games of the stage on Saturday and Sunday.
Neymar, 27, has missed the starting line-up since the start of the season, with the latter saying he wants to return to Barcelona, where he moved to PSG in the summer of 2017, in a deal worth 222 million euros and made him the most expensive player in the club. the world.
But Neymar's return to the squad after a turbulent summer with weeks of negotiations to return to his former club Barcelona, was met with the fans of the Parisian club unleashed their whistles when they heard his name during the presentation of the two teams, and also when he touched the ball for the first time.
Fans also directed Spanish songs against Neymar's mother, while others carried a sign in Portuguese to Neymar's father and agent, calling on him to "sell" him in Villa Mimosa, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where prostitution is rife.
| Neymar (PSG) |
Eyes were on the stands to see the reaction of supporters of the team, who expressed in earlier stages their displeasure with the Brazilian desire to return to the ranks of Barcelona, and raised slogans against him calling for him to leave.
The game also saw Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas make his debut for his new club from Real Madrid this summer, in a deal that saw goalkeeper Alphonse Arriola move in the opposite direction but on loan.
Inter striker Mauro Icardi, on loan from Inter on loan from Inter, stayed on the bench before taking part in the second half.
Striker Killian Mbappe, the top scorer in the league last season and fellow Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani, continued to be out of action.