Messi, Mbappe and Neymar score as PSG thrashes Gamba Osaka in pre-season friendly

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe scored four goals together as Paris Saint-Germain beat Gamba Osaka 6-2 at the Suita Stadium on Monday.

Published : Jul 25, 2022 17:26 IST

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (R) scored two goals while Lionel Messi (L) scored one as PSG won the match 6-2.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (R) scored two goals while Lionel Messi (L) scored one as PSG won the match 6-2. | Photo Credit: AFP
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Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (R) scored two goals while Lionel Messi (L) scored one as PSG won the match 6-2. | Photo Credit: AFP

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe scored four goals together as Paris Saint-Germain beat Gamba Osaka 6-2 at the Suita Stadium on Monday.

This was the sixth successive win for the Ligue 1 giant, which is spending its pre-season in Japan. Pablo Sarabia opened the scoring in the match, with a clinical hit in the 28th minute. But the team doubled its lead within fifteen minutes with Neymar finding the net from the spot.

Gamba Osaka tried to make a comeback in the match with a goal from Keisuke Kurokawa, who made a forward run and scored, forcing PSG to continue its offense. The result, arrived soon, with Nuno Mendes and Lionel Messi scoring two quick goals, late in the first half.

In the second half, PSG started right from where it had paused, with the Brazilian forward scoring at the hour mark. Hiroto Yamami, who came on to the pitch minutes later, tried to instil some hope for the host with a goal, but the result of the match looked set by then.

Kylian Mbappe, who replaced Sarabia in the second half, added misery to the Japanese side with a penalty goal, the second from the spot in the match.

With the win, PSG has kept its 100 per cent win record intact in the pre-season, scoring a minimum of two goals in each of the four matches it has played in Japan.

Match Result:
Gamba Osaka 2 (Kurokawa 33’, Yamami 70’) lost to Paris Saint-Germain 6 (Sarabia 28’, Neymar 32’ (P), 60’, Mendes 37’ Messi 39’, Mbappe 86’ (P))
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