Neymar's hat-trick and Killian Mbappe's pair of goals in the Champions League helped PSG secure the last 16 after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 5-1 to become the group champions.
Thomas Tuchel's side faces the Turkish club for the second day in Group H at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night at home. Because the day before the game, UEFA suspended the game when the players of Basaksehir left the field alleging racist remarks. The match was postponed after 14 minutes of play on Tuesday. Later last night the game started from there.
PSG went ahead with Neymar's excellent finish in the 21st minute after the start of the match. Neymar got the ball from Marco Verratti and took the ball out between the opponent's two legs. The Brazilian forward found the net with a far post in the corner kick of the right foot a little ahead. Neymar doubled the lead in the 38th minute when the goalkeeper failed. Rafinha got the ball from the counter-attack and increased the ball to Mbappe. He finds the unprotected Neymar. Only the goalkeeper was in front, the Brazilian star sitting with a shot almost close to his body. The speed of the goalkeeper's legs slowed down a bit and the ball was caught in the net.
Mbappe made it 3-0 in the 42nd minute of the game with a successful spot-kick. Neymar completed the hat-trick right after the break. He found the net with a right-footed shot from outside the box while playing one-on-one with substitute Anhel de Maria in the second half. The Brazilian star completed the hat trick. This is his third hat-trick in the Champions League.
Basaksehi reduced the gap in the 57th minute. Irfan Hakvechi got the ball from the corner and took the shot with bullet speed. Mohamed Topal, who was standing a little in front of Navas, hit the ball and caught the ball. However, after five minutes, Mbappe made the difference 5-1.
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