Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe
Neymar says he wants to be helpful to his "buddy" Kylian Mbappe at
Paris Saint-Germain, just as Messi assisted the Brazilian during his
time at Barcelona.
The attacker and his teenage team-mate were both on target
Wednesday as PSG strolled to a 4-0 win over Anderlecht in the Champions
League, with the 18-year-old Frenchman scoring just three minutes in and
setting up Edinson Cavani to help the French side to a 2-0 lead at
half-time.
Neymar found the net after the hour mark with a stunning free-kick
before Angel Di Maria rounded out the scoring in the dying minutes.
The goal for Mbappe, his eighth in the competition, made him the
highest-scoring teen in Champions League history, and the club are off
to a flying start to their season having won 11 times in 12 matches in
Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
While the early signs are promising for PSG's potent attack, with
Cavani reaching rare air by netting in his seventh straight Champions
League contest, the Uruguayan hinted at some unrest ahead of the match
by claiming that the stars do not need to be friends with each other.
Despite this, Neymar made it clear after the match that he does
want to be friendly, at least with his younger team-mate, claiming that
he'd like to help Mbappe the way Barcelona star Messi helped him.
"I'd like to act with Mbappé like Messi acted with me," he said to the Brazilian TV.
"I want to help him. He's my buddy."
PSG are back in action with a Ligue 1 trip to Marseille on Sunday.
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