Neymar scores 2 as PSG holds on for 3-2 win, Lille draws 1-1

By: Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press Posted: 5:45 PM CDT Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021

PARIS (AP) — Neymar scored twice as runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain held on to win 3-2 at struggling Bordeaux after conceding late goals on Saturday.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

PARIS (AP) — Neymar scored twice as runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain held on to win 3-2 at struggling Bordeaux after conceding late goals on Saturday.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 06/11/2021 (1769 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

PARIS (AP) — Neymar scored twice as runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain held on to win 3-2 at struggling Bordeaux after conceding late goals on Saturday.

After Kylian Mbappe made it 3-0 after 63 minutes, Bordeaux fought back to threaten a draw. Honduras striker Alberth Elis pounced in the 77th and a slick goal from striker M’Baye Niang, after swapping passes twice with veteran forward Jimmy Briand, made it 3-2 entering injury time.

Although Bordeaux ran out of time, PSG’s complacency and defensive lapses were again exposed — just like in midweek when it conceded a late equalizing penalty to Leipzig in the Champions League.

Bordeaux's Laurent Koscielny runs with the ball while PSG's Neymar falls during the soccer League One match Bordeaux against Paris Saint-Germain at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

The Brazil star Neymar put PSG ahead when he turned in Mbappe’s cross from the right in the 26th minute and finished from Mbappe’s back-heel pass just before the break.

Mbappe made it 3-0 when he latched onto Georginio Wijnaldum’s pass.

Lionel Messi missed the game for PSG as he nurses minor knee and hamstring injuries.

PSG is 10 points clear of second-place Lens and 11 ahead of third-place Nice, but Nice can ensure the gap stays at eight with a home win against mid-table Montpellier on Sunday.

Defending champion Lille is mired in 12th place after conceding late in a 1-1 home draw with seventh-place Angers.