Neymar returned to the centre of attention with a well-taken first-half double against Bordeaux. Six months have passed in which the Brazilian hadn’t scored a goal from open play, but on Saturday night – he finally found his groove again.Neymar dedicated his first goal against Bordeaux to singer Marília Mendonça, the 26-year-old Brazilian who died in a plane crash Friday pic.twitter.com/3fYtd7pWXH— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 6, 2021 Mauricio Pochettino’s men were dominant away at Bordeaux and have done great to exploit any space allowed by the hosts. Kylian Mbappe was a perfect foil as he supplied two assists for his striking partner.The Saints have had a great chance to further extend their lead at the top of the table with Ligue 1 holders LOSC Lille again dropping two points earlier on Saturday with a disappointing home draw with Angers SCO.Girondins de Bordeaux have had a feeble penalty shout on the half-hour mark, but they seldom looked like even getting close to beating Keylor Navas, who got the nod ahead of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Any hopes of the home team were dashed after an hour of play when Ander Herrera played a wonderful through pass into the path of Gini Wijnaldum. The Dutchman had only Benoit Costil to beat, but he decided to lay the ball to the side for Mbappe who had an even easier task to roll the ball into the unguarded net. It was all over for Bordeaux.Bordeaux managed to pull one back with around 15 minutes left. The Parisians were dwelling on the ball for far too long just in front of their own area and they were made to pay. Honduras international Alberth Elis bundled in from close range but it was too little too late for the home team. There was still time for Mbaye Niang to score another one deep in injury time and make it 2-3, but the scoreline largely flattered the home team. If only they started playing a bit earlier – maybe they could have snatched a point off Neymar and Co..LIGUE 1 – Round 13FridayLens – Troyes 4-0 (3-0)/Kalimuendo 14, Said 29, Clauss 35, Frankowski 60/SaturdayLille – Angers 1-1 (1-0)/Djalo 27 – Ounahi 83/Bordeaux – Paris Saint-Germain 2-3 (0-2)/Elis 78, Niang 90+2 – Neymar 26, 43, Mbappe 62/Sunday15.00: (1.43) Olympique Marseille (4.70) Metz (8.50)17.00: (4.10) Reims (3.50) Monaco (2.00)17.00: (2.60) Lorient (3.25) Brest (2.95)17.00: (2.50) Nantes (3.15) Strasbourg (3.20)17.00: (2.65) Saint-Etienne (3.25) Clermont (2.90)19.00: (1.62) Nice (4.10) Montpellier (6.00)22.45: (2.70) Rennes (3.35) Olympique Lyon (2.80)***odds are subject to change
