Neymar’s ninth goal of the season moved Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) three points clear at the Ligue 1 summit following a 1-0 victory over Marseille.
The Brazil international’s strike in first-half stoppage time was enough to settle the Classique as PSG registered 23 shots on goal in a deserved triumph at Parc des Princes.
Marseille had Samuel Gigot sent off for a dangerous challenge on Neymar as the visitors suffered their first away defeat of the season.
Meanwhile, Christophe Galtier’s side stretched their unbeaten league run to 20 matches.
It is their longest streak in the French top flight since going 21 games without defeat between May 2018 and January 2019.
Marseille had Pau Lopez to thank for keeping PSG at bay early in the first half as he denied Lionel Messi twice inside the opening four minutes.
He also blocked Achraf Hakimi after Kylian Mbappe picked out the full-back less than 60 seconds later.
Lopez then demonstrated wonderful…
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