Feeling good and in form: Neymar
Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar declared he feels "good and in form" after scoring two goals in a 3-0 win away at Nice on Saturday which saw the reigning champions equal the record of victories from the start of a French top division season.
Neymar, who ended the game with a bloodied mouth, scored twice as PSG opened the season with eight straight wins, a feat that had only been achieved once, by Lille in 1936.
The Brazil international opened the scoring in the first half after being teed up by Moussa Diaby and completed the three-goal haul with an assist from Kylian Mbappe to round off a three-strike week after his penalty against Reims on Wednesday.
"It was an important win," said Neymar post-match. "We won playing good football, everybody chipped in and we head back to Paris with all three points.
"I am very happy with my performance -- I feel good and in form right now and I am very happy to have scored."
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel was very pleased with his players, particularly the convincing nature of the win, as well as the successful use of the loose 3-4-3 formation that he has been trying to implement since his arrival.
"We were really good!" the German tactician said. "We are still winning, and this victory was merited. The first 20 minutes were very intense and a bit difficult but then we took control.
"We had to rotate a bit because I cannot take too many risks with such a small squad. We gave ourselves the chance to utilise Edinson [Cavani] or Marco [Verratti] from the bench, if needed. We are very satisfied."
Speaking with Canal+ after the final whistle, Marquinhos admitted that he and his team had taken their time to put Nice to bed, but that Tuchel's instructions were followed to the letter.
"I think that we took our time to kill the game off," said the Brazilian, who occupied a midfield berth instead of his usual defensive role. "We could have done so sooner.
"We worked hard to be ready, though, and the coach gave us specific instructions. We kept our shape and wanted to involve Neymar and Di Maria as much as possible -- we did that.
"We feel good on the pitch and we know that we have to be thorough in Ligue 1 to be ready and go as far as possible in the Champions League."
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