Neymar scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain recorded an eighth consecutive Ligue 1 win under Thomas Tuchel by seeing off 10-man Nice 3-0 at Allianz Riviera.
2018/2019 Ligue 1
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Match Events
22' GOAL! Nice 0-1 PSG (Neymar)
Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
43' OFFSIDE! Neymar's goal disallowed
46' GOAL! Nice 0-2 PSG (Nkunku)
Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
59' Second Yellow Card! Cyprien sent off
Second yellow card to Wylan Cyprien (Nice) for a bad foul.
92' GOAL! Nice 0-3 PSG (Neymar)
Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
Match Report
With Angel Di Maria hitting the post in a frantic opening, Neymar - excellent throughout Saturday's encounter - kept his cool to curl in the opener in the 22nd minute.
Christopher Nkunku's 46th-minute effort doubled PSG's lead, with Wylan Cyprien's red card making things easy for Tuchel's side.
And Neymar added a third in second-half stoppage time to extend the leaders' advantage at the top to nine points.
Di Maria should have put PSG ahead in the 11th minute, but the post to come to Nice's rescue, while Marquinhos failed to turn home following a goalmouth scramble.
PSG's pressure soon paid off, though, Neymar picking out the bottom-right corner with an exquisite strike from 25 yards.
Neymar was on target again two minutes before the break, only for the goal to be ruled out due to Kylian Mbappe drifting offside.
Line-ups
Nice XI: Dante, Herelle, Tameze, W. Benítez, S.Maximin, Melou, Coly, Makengo, Sarr, Maolida, Y. Atal
Subs: Jallet, Balotelli, Walter, Cyprien, O. Boscagli, B. Srarfi, Yannis Clementia
PSG XI: Thiago Silva, Á. Di María, Neymar, A. Areola, Marquinhos, Rabiot, P. Kimpembe, Kehrer, Nkunku, K. Mbappé, Moussa Diaby
Subs: Gianluigi Buffon, E. Cavani, Choupo-Moting, Verratti, Kevin Rimane, Bernat, Stanley N'Soki