But it was a match in which the French champions were again exposed at the back and had Neymar sent off
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The loss was in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg fixture on Tuesday in Dortmund
Having scored eight goals in the group stage for Red Bull Salzburg before moving to the Bundesliga side in January, Haaland moved level with Robert Lewandowski as the competition’s leading marksman, scoring either side of Neymar’s tap-in to leave the tie nicely poised ahead of the second leg in three weeks’ time
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel disclosed this on Monday
SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to a breathtaking football treat on the midweek of February 18 and 19, 2020 as the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 games get underway.
Neymar opened the scoring for the leaders, but Monaco, who were playing their first Ligue 1 game under new coach Robert Moreno, hit back with goals from Gelson Martins and Wissam Ben Yedder.
Barcelona will reportedly make another attempt to re-sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain in next summer’s transfer window.
The magical one-club Argentine pleaded with Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar to return to the club this summer.
When the long list of 30 candidates was announced Monday in the city where Neymar has played for more than two years at Paris Saint-Germain, the Brazil star’s name was missing from the nominations by a global voting panel of journalists.
Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore.
The 27-year-old has been jeered by many PSG fans this season after a failed bid to return to his former club Barcelona in the European summer.
The Brazilian finished after good work by Kylian Mbappe, making his comeback from injury to seal all three points.
The victory put PSG on 15 points from six games, leaving Lyon in ninth place seven points behind
The friendly comes up on October 13
The 27-year-old Paris Saint-Germain star was punished over social media comments made in the wake of his side’s controversial 3-1 home defeat by Manchester United in March which denied them a place in the Champions League quarter-finals
Mbappe picked up a hamstring injury and was forced off against Toulouse last month and has not featured since for PSG, while Cavani is out of action with a hip problem.
Neymar marked his return to action for Paris Saint-Germain for the first time in four months with a stunning overhead kick in injury time that gave his team a 1-0 win over Strasbourg on Saturday.
Luis Muriel became the first Colombian to score two goals against Brazil when he netted twice in the first half.
Neymar’s lawyers may have found a way to force through a Paris Saint-Germain exit next summer, according to a report.
This piece of news has come as speculation continues to swirl over whether or not the forward will remain at the French champions.