Paris Saint-Germain claimed their first trophy of the 2022/23 season with a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the Trophee des Champions.Goals from Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos alongside a brace from Neymar ensured the Christophe Galtier began in dominant fashion, with Les Parisiens giving Nantes no chance throughout the 90 minutes.PSG's stars stole the headlines in a display that was near perfect with the 2022/23 season now underway, with Messi and Ramos looking back to near their best following disappointing debut campaigns in the French capital.Messi and Ramos both underwhelmed last season as Paris Saint-Germain lifted the Ligue 1 title but were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Real Madrid, with Mauricio Pochettino being sacked at the end of the season.But, they proved to fans packed into the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv and those watching at home that they are raring to go for the new season, as did Neymar, who stole the headlines with a brace in a truly exceptional performance.Messi fired PSG ahead after just 22 minutes and Neymar made it 2-0 in the dying embers of the first half, giving last season's French Cup winners a mountainous task if they were to mount a comeback after the break.
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Sergio Ramos made it 3-0 with a sublime backheel finish after 57 minutes which all but ended any faint hopes of said comeback for Nantes. A miserable night at the office in Israel went from bad to worse after 81 minutes, though, when Jean-Charles Castelletto was sent off and Neymar bagged his second from the penalty spot, making it 4-0.
Ramos and Neymar turned on the style in particular as Les Parisiens strolled to victory. The Spanish defender's goal was expertly taken, as he adjusted his body to react to a smart save from the goalkeeper, before instinctively backheeling the ball home in sublime style for PSG's third. You can view the incredibly cool finish below.
WATCH: Sergio Ramos' backheel finish for PSG
But, after bagging what looked nailed on to be the goal of the evening, it was Neymar who had to better his teammate, doing so from 12 yards as he tucked away his penalty in ice cold fashion.
Creeping up to the ball slowly, the Brazilian strolled into its path from a considerable distance and added in a slight stutter, before rolling the dead ball along the floor past a helpless goalkeeper. Take a look at the ridiculously cool penalty below.
WATCH: Neymar's insanely cool penalty for PSG
How about that? Absolutely ruthless from the Brazilian, whose obscene skill level and desire to showboat certainly splits opinion, but cannot be ignored.
It should be noted that Neymar slotted away the penalty after already bagging an inch-perfect free-kick earlier in the game, too. Clearly he was just feeling a different type of way and smelled blood against Nantes. Have a look for yourself below.
WATCH: Neymar's free-kick against Nantes
When Neymar is in a mood like this, you've simply got no chance. The man was cooking.
PSG are looking to return to the top of the mountain with Galtier in the hot seat next season. While winning the French top flight is hardly a bad season, their continued failure in the Champions League is an issue that must be addressed.
The season is long and they'll need serious quality to finally win the Champions League, but Galtier getting a tune out of the likes of Messi, Neymar and Ramos is definitely a promising sign.