PSG 3-0 Toulouse: Neves, Beraldo & Vitinha extend their Ligue 1 lead to six pts

Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Toulouse on Friday.

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35' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Toulouse (João Neves)

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84' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Toulouse (Lucas Beraldo)

91' GOAL! PSG 3-0 Toulouse (Vitinha)

Match Report

Following Monaco's 3-2 win over Brest earlier in the day, Luis Enrique's side responded emphatically to stay five points clear at the top of the table. 

After a dominant start, PSG got themselves ahead in stunning fashion when Achraf Hakimi's cross was brilliantly driven first-time into the bottom corner by Joao Neves. 

But Toulouse provided a threat after the break and should have drawn level in the 70th minute through Shavy Babicka, but he fired over with only Matvey Safonov to beat. 

That mistake ultimately proved costly with the hosts doubling their advantage eight minutes from time when Beraldo took advantage of some poor defending to finish inside the box.

The triumph was sealed in the first minute of second-half stoppage time through substitute Vitinha, who danced into the box before finishing high into the corner from close range.

Luis Enrique's side will now turn their attentions to the Champions League, with a daunting trip to the Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich awaiting on Tuesday. 

Data Debrief: Party in Paris

PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 continued on Friday, with Luis Enrique's side now having lost just one of their last 41 matches in the top-flight (W30 D10). 

Neves was a particular standout for the hosts, winning more duels (nine), registering the joint-most shots on target (two) and the joint-most final third entries (seven) during the game.

Despite the scoreline, PSG were perhaps fortunate to emerge victorious. Though Luis Enrique's side accumulated 17 shots to Toulouse's 11, it was the visitors who ended the contest with a higher expected goals (xG) total, managing 1.39 to the Parisiens' 1.35. 

Line-ups

PSG XI: Skriniar, Dembele, Asensio, Hakimi, Matvey Safonov, Bradley Barcola, Lucas Beraldo, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, João Neves, Yoram Zague

Subs: Fabian Ruiz, Donnarumma, Muani, Arnau Tenas, Kang-in Lee, Vitinha, Willian Pacho, Ibrahim Mbaye, Axel Tape

Toulouse XI: King, Vincent Sierro, Mark McKenzie, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Aron Dønnum, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Yann Gboho, Warren Kamanzi, Charlie Cresswell, Guillaume Restes, Ümit Akdağ

Subs: Miha Zajc, Gabriel Suazo, Niklas Schmidt, Frank Magri, Álex Domínguez, Shavy Babicka, Jaydee Canvot, Rafik Messali, Dayann Methalie