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Ligue 1: Messi, Neymar and Ramos dazzle in winning the French Super Cup

Sthat day French Super Cup will be a reflection of PSG’s season, make way for curves to come. The remodeled PSG of Galtier astonished against Nantes in a final (4-0) that they controlled from start to finish and whose best news, beyond winning the first title of the season, is the involvement of its stars. Falt Mbapp to the partybut another of those good news that Galtier got is that nobody missed him.

oh they were Neymar, Messi and Ramos, widely criticized for his performance last season to bring the first smiles to the PSG fans. Until Donnarumma he responded when Nantes, more daring before the goals began to fall, demanded him on a couple of occasions through the Nigerian Simon.

PSG goal recital: Messi, Neymar free kick and even Ramos high heels!

The Italian, to whom Galtier named undisputed number ‘1’ responded to perfection with a spectacular lunge to a shot at the top corner in the early stages of the match, before Messi and Neymar decided to do their mischief.

Put it bright alone

Leo Messi celebrates his goal against Nantes in the final

Leo Messi celebrates his goal against Nantes in the finalAriel SchalitAP

Only time will tell yes Messi will maintain the level throughout the season, but the match he played against Nantes remember the Barcelona one. The Argentine teamed up perfectly with Neymar to score the first goal of the match, haggling Lafont before his departure.

Both of them, Argentine and Braziliandid not take part in the French Super Cup last season. In the current one, both were protagonists. Recovery symptom? Are they plugged in? That being, beyond what the ball dictates, Galtier’s great success in the Parc des Princes.

Doublet and assistance for Neymar

Neymar celebrates his free kick against Nantes

Neymar celebrates his free kick against NantesABIR SULTANEFE

In Israelhost of the final, you could also see a work of art by Neymar. When the stands were already beginning to make the wave, the Brazilian gave them a bit of a direct free kick against which Lafont could not do anything.

A devastating fact: In all of last season PSG did not score a single goal from a direct free kick. In the present, to the first. They’re back again?

Another fact. against Nantes, Neymar played his first Super Cup as a starter with PSG. In the previous ones, either he had left the bench or, directly, he had not participated. His implication of the summer in the form of words now also has facts on the pitch.

The Brazilian himself was in charge of scoring the last goal of the game from the penalty spot and rounded off his performance with a double and assisted Messi in his goal.

Ramos’ work of art

Ramos celebrates his goal against Nantes

Ramos celebrates his goal against NantesABIR SULTANEFE

And Messi and Neymar took a step forward against NantesRamos was not far behind. The Spanish defender, very affected by injuries last season and who also had to endure criticism from the Parisian fans as another of the disappeared During 2021-22 he wanted to start in the best way: with a great goal.

In the 57th minute, a ball that came close to Ramos inside the box found the central defender with his back to the goal. Knowing that Lafont was defeated, the former Real Madrid player invented a high heel which meant the third goal for PSG and sentenced the final.

To compare, Last season PSG lost the French Super Cup without Neymar, Messi or Mbapp on the pitch. Lille took it, the first time in 9 years that the Parisian team was left without winning it. If that was the beginning of a season to be forgottenthe match against Nantes could not generate more illusion about what to expect for Galtier’s men in the current campaign that has just begun.

PSG players celebrate Messi's goal against Nantes

PSG players celebrate Messi’s goal against NantesAriel SchalitAP

PSG have won their 11th French Super Cup and have won nine of the last 10 editions. The best? The said. The attitude. And the illusion. This PSG believes it.

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