Tuchel's Youthful PSG Seal Opening Day Win Over Caen
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 24 Neymar on the mark Tuchel’s youthful PSG seal opening day win over Caen AFP | Paris eymar scored his first goal for NParis Saint-Ger- main since February as the French champions kicked off the new Ligue 1 season with a 3-0 defeat of Caen on Sunday. The Brazilian star, who scored 19 times in 20 league games before fracturing his foot last season, struck just 10 minutes into his first start for the club in almost six months. Adrien Rabiot netted a sec- ond for PSG before half-time and Timothy Weah, the son of 1995 Ballon d’Or winner and Liberia president George Weah, rounded out the victory with his first league goal. Gianluigi Buffon also pro- duced a couple of sharp saves on his home bow in goal for PSG as coach Thomas Tuchel made a winning start at the Parc des Princes. “We played a good Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Adrien Rabiot shoots and scores a goal match with lots of intensity, especially in the first half. In done to all the team for the match Buffon to punch to safety. the second half we we played today. We’re going to make managed things a more progress.” Buffon bails out Silva bit more because German Tuchel, who replaced Unai Angel Di Maria, on target twice in the we’re not yet at Emery on a two-year deal, was without We played a good victory over Monaco, laid the ball on a 100%,” PSG cap- a host of first-team regulars as PSG’s match with lots of plate for Rabiot to add PSG’s second on tain Thiago Silva trio of World Cup winners -- Kylian intensity, especially 35 minutes. told Canal+. Mbappe, Presnel Kimpembe and Al- in the first half. In The Argentine winger’s acceleration “Some play- phonse Areola -- showed off the trophy the second half we took him past Alexander Djiku and ers arrived late to fans before kick-off. managed things a into the Caen area where he crossed (for pre-sea- Edinson Cavani and Marco Verratti bit more because for a charging Rabiot to tap in from son) and are were also absent as Tuchel handed close range. not ready, like starts to youngsters Colin Dagba and we’re not yet at Silva was indebted to the quick re- myself for Stanley N’Soki in defence, and fellow 100. Some players flexes of Buffon on the stroke of half- example. At 19-year-old Antoine Bernede in mid- arrived late (for time when an attempt to head clear a the end of field. pre-season) and cross left his keeper scrambling to turn the match After appearing in a 15-minute cam- are not ready, like the ball behind. I had eo at the end of last weekend’s 4-0 rout myself for example. Stef Peeters had Buffon beaten after lots of of Monaco in the Champions Trophy in At the end of the the break when his free-kick smacked cramps, China, Neymar made a long-awaited against the inside of the post, while but return to the line-up in Paris. match I had lots of a combination of Samba and the Neymar well He needed little time to leave his cramps, but well woodwork then denied Weah on 85 mark as Caen goalkeeper Brice Samba done to all the team minutes. was punished for a sloppy pass, with for the match we But the US international pounced on Christopher Nkunku setting Neymar played today. We’re another mistake by Samba a minute up for a calm, side-footed finish on his going to make more from time, Weah forcing the ball over left foot. progress the line after catching the Caen keeper Buf- fon, who in possession. was ex - THIAGO SILVA Earlier, Bertrand Traore and Mem- pected to phis Depay scored for Lyon in a 2-0 retire at came the oldest PSG player in Ligue victory over Amiens. the end of 1 history at 40 years and six months. Burkina Faso forward Traore fired last season The 2006 World Cup winner was Lyon ahead on 24 minutes when he before elect- called into action for the first time mid- broke down the right side of the area ing for a new ad- way through the opening period when and sneaked the ball through the legs venture abroad, be- Malik Tchokounte’s firm volley forced of Amiens goalkeeper Regis Gurtner..