It wasn't the best of nights for Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar on Sunday. Not only did his side fail to win their derby against Marseille, the Brazilian was also sent off. But did you see the skill he pulled off before getting the red card?
The Selecao star, who has scored seven goals and bagged six assists in his eight league appearances for Les Parisiens, was caught on camera pulling off some audacious skill while warming up on the field.
Neymar struck the ball way above his head, before gently catching it and stopping it dead in its tracks – sublime skill!
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As for the game itself, Neymar didn't have the best of outings. After just 16 minutes on the clock, Marseille took the lead in the famous Classique Derby through a Luis Gustavo free-kick, but the 25-year-old responded with an equaliser goal just after the half-hour mark.
Florian Thauvin's strike reinstated Marseille's lead with 12 minutes to go, but tempers started to boil after Neymar was on the receiving end of a rough tackle from Lucas Ocampos. The Brazilian retaliated by shoving the former AC Milan winger, and received his second booking two minutes after his first, and, ultimately, was given his marching orders.
Naturally, chaos ensued, but the real dramatic scenes were when Edinson Cavani decided to take the responsibility on his shoulders, and fired in a stoppage time free-kick that helped spare PSG from their first defeat of the season.
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If Dani Alves and Neymar was on the pitch, Cavani won't be scoring this... https://t.co/OczdFdF5AA
— Deji Faremi (@deejayfaremi) October 22, 2017
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