Neymar scores less than 15 minutes after French football's return

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Neymar put PSG ahead in the French Cup final. Captura/BeinSports

PSG once again played an official game in the French Cup final and he scored. After less than 15 minutes, the Parisians were beating Saint-Etienne with a Neymar goal.

After four months without football due to the coronavirus crisis, French football got back underway in the French Cup tie between PSG and St Etienne. And the first goal was a Neymar strike. 

The Brazilian striker was hungry for goals. The Champions League is on the horizon and they showed what they were capable of in the friendlies and now the former Barca man scored in the cup final. 

After 14 minutes, quick link up play left Kylian Mbappe with space inside the area. The striker shot and Moulin saved

The ball remained in the middle of box where Neymar appeared to hit home off the crossbar. The Brazilian is in form. 

The Parisians were ahead in the French Cup final and they have some other important matches to come. They face Lyon in the League Cup final next Friday before playing Atalanta in the Champions League on 12th August.

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