Ligue 1 Report: Paris Saint-Germain v Amiens 20 October 2018

Ligue 1

Result: Paris Saint-Germain v Amiens

Date: 20 October 2018

Venue: Parc de Princes

Paris Saint-Germian made it 10 wins from 10 matches in Ligue 1 with a 5-0 triumph over Amiens on Saturday evening.

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel opted to rest world record signing Neymar, as Julian Draxler joined Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani in the attack.

After a quiet opening, the home side broke the deadlock in the 12th minute thanks to a towering header from Marquinhos.

The Ligue 1 champions were in full control from the onset and they nearly doubled their lead in the 34th minute through Edinson Cavani, whose close range effort was saved by Regis Gurtner.

PSG did manage to double their lead three minutes before the halftime break, with Adrien Rabiot heading home a corner from Angel di Maria.

The second half continued in the same fashion as the first, with the hosts dominating, although  clear-cut chances were hard to come by in the opening 15 minutes.

The game sprung into life in the final 10 minutes as Draxler added PSG's third with header of his own .

Two minutes later, Mbappe, who scored four goals in his last encounter, got the home side's fourth goal with neat finish from a tight angle.

The scoring was rounded off in the 87th minute, with substitute Moussa Diaby firing past Gurtner as PSG maintain their perfect start to the season.

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