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Ligue 1 Report: Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier 13 August 2022

Paris Saint-Germain made it two wins from two in Ligue 1 with a 5-2 victory over Montpellier on Saturday evening.

Just a single alteration from PSG followed with Kylian Mbappe introduced ahead of Pablo Sarabia from the 5-0 victory over Clermont on the opening day last weekend.

Neymar Junior saw a lot of the ball during the opening stages and looked to open up the visitors through a free-kick from the edge of the area, but the wall parried.

The Parisans carved out more moments later on as Lionel Messi played the self-same Neymar in behind with the defence caught, but the Brazilian couldn't capitalize.

PSG got a huge chance to take the lead on 25 minutes when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) noted a hand-ball in the area by Jordan Ferri and awarded a penalty, but Mbappe missed.

Ultimately, the champions didn't lose hope and went in front 14 minutes later through an own-goal from Falaye Sacko after he looked to clear Mbappe's cross.

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The Parisans bagged a second four minutes before the break when Neymar coolly finished off from the spot following another hand-ball by Montpellier.

PSG continued their dominant spell six minutes in the second half and grabbed a third through a diving header in the area from Neymar following a deflected cross by Achraf Hakimi.

The visitors pulled one back 12 minutes after the resumption when Tunisian Wahbi Khazri pounced on a loose ball following a spill by Gianluigi Donnarumma and slotted home.

PSG stayed tight and compact through the middle of the second half and added a fourth with a clever close-range finish from Mbappe.

A fifth looked in sight late on when defender Presnel Kimpembe leaped high in the area and got a head onto a corner, but it came off the post with Leandro Paredes on for Vitor Ferreira.

Nonetheless, a fifth followed with three minutes to go where substitute Renato Sanchez picked up a ball from Nuno Mendes and executed with ease.

There were late drama at the death as Montpellier found a second through Enzo Gianni Tchato Mbiayi, but PSG ran out winners regardless.

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