Messi and Neymar score in a thrilling eight-goal game in Japan

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Christophe Galtier, the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain, claimed that his team gave up “two goals too many” despite Lionel Messi and Neymar combining for a lethal 6-2 demolition of Gamba Osaka yesterday.

Messi and Neymar each scored one goal as a rampaging PSG finished their preseason tour of Japan with their third straight victory.

The French Super Cup match between the champions of France and Nantes will now take place in Tel Aviv on July 31.

Galtier claimed playing J-League teams in the middle of their domestic season had “pushed us to elevate our physical level” after taking charge of the entire team for the first time since joining PSG from Nice this summer.

After PSG’s third game in as many days, he noted,

“We practiced a lot, we played a lot with little rest time.”

However, ultimately, I’m happy with both this game and the three matches we’ve played here in Japan.