Neymar injury eyes firm PSG victory over Marseille
Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille 3-0 on Sunday to strengthen their lead in the 27th round of the season, marked by the injury of Neymar, whose gravity is still unknown.
The team of the French capital, with the trio wonder Neymar, Cavani and Mbappé in front of attack, continues to walk the impressive superiority in the Gallic event. The victim, this time, was Marseille, who has one of the most competitive teams in recent years.
However, there was nothing they could do to avoid a heavy defeat to PSG, who soon opened the scoring by Kylian Mbappé in the 10th minute, receiving a pass from Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, dribbling an opponent with his right foot and finishing with the left to the bottom of Yohan Pele's net.
The second goal would come in the 27th minute, through an own goal by Portuguese midfielder Rolando, when he tried to cut a ball from Neymar in the penalty area after a Rabiot incursion to the bottom line from the left.
In the second half, PSG applied the checkmate to Marseille with the third goal, meaning a great goal from Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who received a ball crossed by Neymar from the left flank, did the rotation, getting rid of the direct an opponent, and whacked the outside goalkeeper at half-time.
The moment of suspense of the game occurred in minute 77, when Neymar, in the dispute of a ball in the midfield with Bouna Sarr, placed badly the right foot in the turf and it twisted, falling to contorcer in pains and leaving the turf of maca.
In the other matches this Sunday, Bordeaux were no more than a nil in the reception at Nice and Lyon drew home a goal with Saint-Étienne.
With this victory, PSG, which has so far suffered only two defeats in the 27 games, strengthened the lead with 71 points, followed by champion Monaco with 57, Marseille with 55 and Lyon with 50.