NEYMAR hit a superb hat-trick as PSG put five past Istanbul Basaksehir in their rescheduled Champions League clash.
- Final score: PSG 5-1 Istanbul Basaksehir
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THAT’S ALL FOR TONIGHT!
PSG are through to the last 16 of the Champions League as group winners after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 5-1.
Th goals came courtesy of a Neymar hat-trick and and Mbappe Brace, Mehmet Topal netted the consolation for the visitors.
The game will be remembered by the powerful anti-racism stance by both sides and that icinic moment both sets of players took the knee during the Champions League anthem.
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REACTION FROM NEYMAR
“I am very happy in Paris with my teammates. Go? The idea doesn’t even cross my mind. We need to talk to the club with which I have a very good relationship. I’m very happy here, we’ll see what happens in the future.”
FIFTY APPEARANCES FOR PSG FOR NAVAS
MORE FROM MEHMET TOPAL
“Despite everything, we had a good tournament. We played against the strongest teams in the world. We took a good stance yesterday.”
REACTIONS FROM ISTANBUL’S MEHMET TOPAL
“Today was a very difficult game for us because our concentration was completely lost. These things can happen because there are still ignorant people today. ”
TUCHEL ON ISTANBUL
“Başakşehir could not win today but they were very good in the first match. This is usually your first year in the Champions League. With a little more experience, its rivals got an advantage. It was a good experience playing against them, I have great respect. ”
MORE REACTION FROM TUCHEL
“We had 3 points after 3 matches. There were 3 finals ahead of us, our elimination was close. We gained self-confidence by demonstrating our quality and capacity. My team was supposed to perform like this. I am very happy to be the leader of this group. ”
REACTION FROM PSG BOSS THOMAS TUCHEL
“Everything has been said. Yesterday and today, stances were taken, it was a clear stance against racism. Now we should wait for the investigation and we should not talk any more.”
AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT BY MBAPPE
ANOTHER FIRST FOR NEYMAR
NEYMAR IS CLOSING IN ON AGUERO
IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS FOR NEYMAR
THE FINAL TABLE
POWERFUL IMAGES BEFORE KICK OFF
NEYMAR ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE GREATS
IMPRESSIVE STATS FOR NEYMAR
PSG HEAT MAP
BOTH SIDES TOOK THE KNEE
AVERAGE POSITIONS OF BOTH TEAMS
BRACE FOR MBAPPE
HAT-TRICK FOR NEYMAR
ACTION AREAS
PEEEEEEEEEEP!
FULL TIME
PSG 5-1 ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR
PSG 5-1 ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR
90. Two minutes of added time.
PSG 5-1 ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR
87. Sub for Istanbul and former Spurs and West Brom midfielder Nacer Chadli is on for Tekdemir.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
