"Don't worry, be happy!"
Since you had to choose a tune to open the ball, you might as well opt for a standard with infectious energy.
"Don't worry, be happy", Sunday, in Tel Aviv, this is the refrain that accompanied PSG almost throughout this Champions Trophy relocated for the second consecutive year to Israel.
A year, almost to the day, after seeing a pale Paname lose the last edition against Lille (1-0), the 28,000 spectators at Bloomfield Stadium this time saw the French champion put their eyes full (4-0).
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For his first at the head of Paris Saint-Germain, Christophe Galtier has, in fact, killed two birds with one stone.
Putting the dots back on the i's, first, by bringing home the trophy on which the club had become accustomed to taking control.
But to win his first title with PSG - the club's 11th in the competition - the former Nice coach above all managed the coup de force of presenting a troop that we did not expect, at least not yet, at this level of performance and cohesion.
Despite a week less preparation than FC Nantes, a grueling tour of Japan, seven hours of jet lag and fourteen of travel time to digest, PSG have, with the exception of a ten-minute gap, stifled FC Nantes from the first to the last minute.
Messi, 23 minutes flat
And what better symbols to illustrate all this than those who, a few months ago, carried the weight of failure, almost of the shame of a season plagued by disillusionment and lack of flavor.
It is still too early without a doubt to say that Messi has once again become the messiah.
But it is clear that the Argentinian, as brilliant as his legs, had probably never made a copy so perfect as that of this Sunday evening in the Paris jersey.
Last season, it took until November 20 to see him score his first goal in domestic competition.
This time, it only took him 23 short minutes to open his counter with a body feint of which he has the secret.
The Canaries, who had, in a wink of fate, seen him score his first goal in Ligue 1 last season, must not have believed their eyes, both the "Pulga", although older than a year , seemed to have ten less on the lawn.
A valid observation also for Neymar, rejoicing in his excess of energy, his vista and his style, as incomparable as tasty.
He, whose last direct free kick dated from December 7, 2019 against Montpellier (3-1), again cleaned the skylight as in the good old days, before causing a penalty which he will transform in a relaxed way.
The irony wouldn't be complete if Ramos hadn't invited himself to the party.
Because to top it off, it is the colossus with feet of clay, defender with 13 appearances last season, who brought his stone to the building by aggravating the mark with an unexpected heel.
A funny revenge for all the presumed "guilties" of the last exercise.
With the exception of the welcome given to Achraf Hakimi, shouted down for his support for Palestine, this premiere offered nothing but joy.
Strongly the next week.
Match sheet
Bloomfield Stadium (Tel-Aviv), 29,400 people.
Goals.
Messi (22nd), Neymar (45th + 5, 82nd sp), Ramos (57th)
Warnings.
PSG: Vitinha (16th).
Nantes Coco (38th), Moutoussamy (75th)
Expulsion.
Nantes: Castelletto (81st).
PSG:
Donnarumma - Ramos, Marquinhos, Kimpembe - Hakimi (Mukiele, 78th), Vitinha (Danilo, 68th), Verratti (Paredes, 78th), Nuno Mendes (Bernat, 68th) - Messi - Sarabia (Kalimuendo, 83rd), Neymar.
Entr.
: Gallier.
Nantes:
Lafont - Coco (Moutoussamy, 64th), Casteletto, Girotto, Pallois, Appiah (Fabio, 78th) - Chirivella (Mohamed, 64th), Sissoko - Blas - Guessand (Corchia, 78th), Simon.
Entr.
: Kombouare.
