Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Toulouse: Neves stars in comfortable home win

Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Toulouse on Friday.

Following Monaco's 3-2 win over Brest earlier in the day, Luis Enrique's side responded emphatically to maintain a five-point lead at the top of the table.

After a dominant start, PSG took the lead in stunning fashion when Achraf Hakimi's cross was brilliantly driven into the bottom corner for the first time by Joao Neves.

But Toulouse created a threat after the break and should have leveled through Shavy Babicka in the 70th minute, but he shot over and only had Matvey Safonov to beat.

That mistake ultimately proved costly, with the hosts doubling their lead eight minutes from time when Beraldo took advantage of poor defending to finish inside the penalty area.

The victory was sealed in the first minute of second-half stoppage time through substitute Vitinha, who danced into the penalty area before finishing high into the corner from close range.

Luis Enrique's side will now turn their attention to the Champions League, with a tricky trip to the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

goals and points to start the weekend!#PSGTFC @Ligue1_ENG pic.twitter.com/FXCJXd1v2e

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) November 22, 2024

Data debrief: Party in Paris

PSG's dominance of Ligue 1 continued on Friday, with Luis Enrique's side having now lost just one of their last 41 games in the top flight (W30 D10).

Neves was a particular highlight for the hosts, winning more matches (nine), registering the most shots on target (two) and the joint-most final third entries (seven) during the match.

Despite the scoreline, PSG may have been lucky to emerge victorious. Although Luis Enrique's side scored 17 shots to Toulouse's 11, it was the visitors who finished the match with a higher expected goals total (xG), with a score of 1.39 against the Parisiens' 1.35.