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– Neymar scored the only goal as Paris St-Germain beat rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes to remain unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1.
– Lionel Messi forced two early saves from Pau Lopez and cannoned a free-kick off the bottom of the crossbar.
– The breakthrough in ‘Le Classique’ came in first-half injury time with Neymar finding the bottom corner with a first-time finish from Kylian Mbappe’s pass.
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– Marseille had Samuel Gigot sent off for a dangerous tackle on Neymar.
– The visitors had chances too with Jonathan Clauss denied well by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
FULL-TIME: Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Marseille @neymarjr's goal means the Parisians take all three points in the 103rd #Classique! ❤️💙 #PSGOM I #ICICESTPARIS pic.twitter.com/hGR1jLlNeF
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 16, 2022
– PSG, with nine wins and two draws from 11 games, are three points above Lorient at the top of the table.
