Lionel Messi, with a brace and especially a spectacular goal with his back to the goal, and Neymar, with one goal and three assists, were the absolute stars of Paris Saint-Germain in the 5-0 victory against Clermont, in the first matchday of the French Ligue 1.
In the absence of Kylian Mbappé due to injury, the two South American stars shone brightly.
Messi sealed the thrashing with a memorable goal, controlling a long pass from his Argentine compatriot Leandro Paredes with his chest and scoring with a bicycle kick with his back to the goal, making it 5-0 in the 86th minute.
Moments earlier, in the 80th minute, Messi had scored his first goal of the match and his first goal in this Ligue 1 by comfortably tapping in a gift-like pass from Neymar.
It was Neymar's third assist of the match. He had opened the scoring for his club in this league in the 9th minute, finishing off after Messi had lightly touched a cross from Pablo Sarabia.
Neymar then provided the decisive pass for his Moroccan teammate Achraf Hakimi (26) to beat the local goalkeeper with a powerful shot into the top corner of the goal. He also delivered a cross that was narrowly missed by Sergio Ramos, but was headed into the net by the Brazilian defender Marquinhos (38).
With a 3-0 lead at halftime, the second half was very comfortable for PSG, who sealed the victory with Messi's late brace, putting a smile on the Argentine's face at the start of his second season with the French team.