Paris: Paris Saint Germain ahead neymar scored his eighth league 1 The goal of the season came as the champions extended their unbeaten start with a 1-0 win over Brest at the Parc des Princes on Saturday and topped the standings.
Result, safe after Gianluigi Donnarumma A late Islam Slimani penalty save means Christophe Gaultier’s side has 19 points from seven games, two more than second-placed RC Lens, who led the table after a 1-0 win over Troyes on Friday .
Olympique de Marseilles could go level with PSG if they beat visitors Lille later on Saturday.
Brest entered the competition conceding a club record 16 goals in their first six matches and were open despite a bright start in the 30th minute as Neymar fired from a tight angle after being fielded by Lionel Messi.
The visitors were lucky that 10 minutes earlier Christoph Herrelle was shown a red card for intimidating Neymar, but a review prompted the referee to reverse his decision as the PSG forward was offside before the tackle.
PSG tightened the screws on their opponents and both Messi and Kylian Mbappe missed clear-cut chances on either side of halftime, before a spot kick was awarded to Brest on the 17th but Slimani’s 70th-minute. The effort was put out by Donnarumma.
The Italian goalkeeper was again called into action and put his team forward with a diving save as the ball went into the post near Slimani’s shoulder after a whipped cross from the left side.
Result, safe after Gianluigi Donnarumma A late Islam Slimani penalty save means Christophe Gaultier’s side has 19 points from seven games, two more than second-placed RC Lens, who led the table after a 1-0 win over Troyes on Friday .
Olympique de Marseilles could go level with PSG if they beat visitors Lille later on Saturday.
Brest entered the competition conceding a club record 16 goals in their first six matches and were open despite a bright start in the 30th minute as Neymar fired from a tight angle after being fielded by Lionel Messi.
The visitors were lucky that 10 minutes earlier Christoph Herrelle was shown a red card for intimidating Neymar, but a review prompted the referee to reverse his decision as the PSG forward was offside before the tackle.
PSG tightened the screws on their opponents and both Messi and Kylian Mbappe missed clear-cut chances on either side of halftime, before a spot kick was awarded to Brest on the 17th but Slimani’s 70th-minute. The effort was put out by Donnarumma.
The Italian goalkeeper was again called into action and put his team forward with a diving save as the ball went into the post near Slimani’s shoulder after a whipped cross from the left side.