Neymar dazzles on home debut against Toulouse
Paris: World-record signing Neymar lived up to the hype on his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring twice, set up two more and won a penalty as 10-man PSG battered Toulouse 6-2 at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
The Brazilian, who scored on his debut last week at Guingamp, tapped in to equalise for Unai Emery’s men on the half-hour mark after Max Gradel’s early opener for Toulouse, before Adrien Rabiot quickly completed the turnaround to make it 2-1.
After Marco Verratti had been sent off to leave PSG down to 10 men, the ex-Barcelona forward won a penalty that Edinson Cavani converted for the hosts' third.
He watched Javier Pastore make it four, set up Layvin Kurzawa for the fifth and scored a stunning goal, his second of the night, at the death to complete the rout.
It was PSG's third win in as many league games this season and they join reigning champions Monaco and Saint-Etienne in having the maximum nine points to their name.
Saint-Etienne visit the French capital next weekend and will be dreading the prospect after this latest exhibition from PSG's new superstar.
