Imperious Neymar Strikes Again As PSG Pip Brest to Continue Unbeaten Start to Ligue 1

• Paris Saint-Germain extended their unbeaten start to the French Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win against Stade Brestois
• Neymar's strike was all PSG needed to pip their visitors in an underwhelming performance at the Parc des Princes
• The win temporarily puts PSG at the summit of the league log with 19 points - two points ahead of second-placed Lens

Paris Saint-Germain continued their unbeaten start to the French Ligue 1 with a narrow win over Brest on Saturday afternoon.

Neymar's first-half strike was more than enough to hand Christoph Galtier's men the three maximum points at stake.

Fresh from defeating Juventus in the UEFA Champions League opener, Galtier tweaked his starting lineup - giving rest to skipper Marquinhos and Portuguese defender Nuno Mendes.

Despite the slight change to the starting lineup, it did not stop the Parisians from beginning the game on the front foot with Neymar threatening to break the deadlock in the opening minutes.

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Brest continued to hang on the ropes as PSG upped the ante in search of the game's opener and minutes after surviving a red card after a VAR review, the visitors were down by a goal at the half-hour mark.

Neymar's goal spurred the home side on as they went in search of a cushioning goal - Messi got close in the dying embers of the first half with his perfect strike met with an expert save from the Brest shot-stopper.

Mbappe will get in on the act on the stroke of halftime but his goal was correctly disallowed for offside as PSG went into the break with a solitary lead.

Christoph Galtier's men continued from where they left off after recess but their efforts were repelled by an inspired Marco Bizot.

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Their profligacy and inability to add a second nearly turned disastrous when Presnel Kimpembe's late tackle resulted in a penalty, which was wasted by former Leicester City striker Islam Slimani.

PSG will hold on to their precious lead as both teams cancelled each other out.

Mbappe double fires PSG to Champions League winning start against Juventus

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Paris Saint-Germain continued their purple patch form with a slim win over Juventus on the opening night of the UEFA Champions League.

Substitute Weston McKennie's strike was not enough to cancel Kylian Mbappe's brace as the French champions recorded their first win over the Bianconerri in a competitive European tie on Tuesday night.

Juventus have dominated the head-to-head meetings between the two European giants, however, PSG were out to banish the records as they started the game with all guns blazing.