Neymar scored his 10th goal of the season but lethargic PSG needed a second-half penalty from Gianluigi Donnarumma to beat Brest 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

As a result, PSG are back in the top flight and start the season unbeaten under new coach Christophe Galtier. PSG are two points clear of Lens after beating Troyes 1-0 on Friday, but Marseille could move level with the champions if they beat Lille at home on Saturday night.

Regardless of the result, PSG's performance against Brest, which they lost 7-0 at home to Montpellier two weeks ago, was the least convincing. Galtier may feel the starting line-up needs more changes as the game progresses between this week's 2-1 Champions League win against Juventus and a long trip to Israel for next Wednesday's game against Maccabi Haifa.

Playing in Champions League matches is always difficult. Galtier told Amazon Prime:

"I'm not saying we tried to play ourselves, but maybe we just weren't motivated to put in the effort that we've seen this season."

Nuno Mendes and captain Marquinoz were the only PSG players to play in the rest of the match against Juventus, along with Juan Bernat and Danilo Pereira. After resisting the temptation to give one of his superstars three breaks, Gautier considered sending on Lionel Messi, but Argentina admits there is "no need to breathe".

"I wanted to change early, taking the game early and starting the strongest attack," he recalled. Summer signings Nordi Mukiele and Carlos Solaire spent the afternoon on the bench, while Spain international Fabian Ruiz made his debut as a second-half substitute.

Brest had a lucky break in the first half and defender Christoph Herrell was sent off for bringing down Neymar while pushing a Brazilian goal. The VAR confirmed that Neymar was offside when Messi completed the pass and allowed Herrell to stay on the pitch.

The home side scored in the 30th minute, however, bringing Neymar back level, checked by Messi before goalkeeper Marco Bizzo was beaten in the corner. He has scored 8 goals in 7 matches this season. He also scored twice in the opening match of the Champions Trophy campaign against Nantes. It was also the seventh assist for Messi, who has become more of a reliable scorer than scorer since leaving Barcelona.

The Argentine hit the bar early in the second half with Kylian Mbappe's assist, before the latter was disallowed for offside just before half-time. In the end, PSG thanked Donnarumma. Islam Slimani's penalty after Presnel Kimpembe's clumsy foul on Noah Fadiga was Italy's header with 20 minutes remaining. Updated match rules

24' HERELLE GOES WIDE! His sliding challenge sent the ball wide and saw him gather Neymar's legs just outside the penalty area. 27' I received a red card! He was offside when Neymar stepped on Messi's ball. 30' PSG's goal! he came Another great defensive pass from Messi, and this time Neymar's touch came from his usual flanks, moving the ball to his left foot and heading home. 50' Messi hit the bar! Messi headed over the goalkeeper from the left of Mbappe's area, but the ball went over the bar. 69' Brest penalty kick! Kimpembe misses the ball against Fadiga in the region. 70' Penalty! Slimani drove the ball to the spot before trying to put it in for a corner, and Donnarumma grabbed it on the left with a nimble hand to push the ball back into the corner.

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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is considered a versatile player who can play as a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer and famous playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs and is one of only three players to do so.