PSG 3-0 Caen: Neymar scores to help Les Parisiens win Ligue 1 opener under Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel's first Ligue 1 game in charge saw champions Paris Saint-Germain ease to a 3-0 home win against Caen on Sunday.

Match Events

10' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Caen (Neymar)

Neymar is off and running for the new Ligue 1 season as he keeps his cool when under pressure. The Brazilian latched onto a through ball before placing the ball past Samba with ease. What a start for Tuchel!

35' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Caen (Rabiot)

Midfielder Rabiot cannot miss from close range but that was another devastating team move from the Ligue 1 champions. A mistake in the middle of midfield from Caen released Di Maria who teed up Rabiot at the back post.

61'SAVE! Samba makes a sensational stop

Samba makes a sensational stop down to his right as he somehow claws away Di Maria's diving header. The winger looks stunned and rightly so that was a sensational reaction save.

89' GOAL! PSG 3-0 Caen (Timothy Weah)

Weah finally gets his goal after his narrow miss just moments ago but Samba pretty much gifts him the strike. The Caen keeper receives possession near his six-yard box but he thinks he has all day and Weah charges at him before making the tackle and bundling the ball home. Bizarre goal but they all count!

Match Report

Neymar scored on his first Ligue 1 appearance since February as Paris Saint-Germain downed Caen 3-0 in Thomas Tuchel's first home game in charge.

Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe were absent – though the latter was involved in a pre-match World Cup presentation at the Parc des Princes on Sunday - but Neymar helped ensure a comfortable victory for the champions.

The Brazilian scored early, capitalising on a Brice Samba mistake to slot in a Christopher Nkunku pass, with Adrien Rabiot adding a second from Angel Di Maria's excellent assist before the break.

Gianluigi Buffon's Ligue 1 debut was mostly uneventful, the former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper able to keep a clean sheet after Stef Peeters hit the post with a free-kick, while Timothy Weah capitalised on another Samba error to complete the scoring in the 89th minute with his first Ligue 1 goal.