Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Toulouse: Neves stars in comfortable home win

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

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.

goals and points to start the weekend!#PSGTFC @Ligue1_ENG pic.twitter.com/FXCJXd1v2e

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) November 22, 2024

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.