Barcelona pay tribute to terror attack victims
BARCELONA’S players paid their respects before last night’s 2-0 victory over real Betis to the 15 people killed in Thursday’s terror attacks in Catalonia.
The stadium fell silent in remembrance, while Barcelona players wore a special kit without their names on the back — just the word Barcelona. The front had the message Tots som Barcelona (We are all Barcelona, in Catalan).
An Alin Tosca own goal and a Sergi roberto strike ensured Barca made a winning start to the league season. elsewhere, Gareth Bale scored the opener as real Madrid won 3-0 at Deportivo.
In France’s Ligue 1, Neymar scored twice on his home debut for 10-man Paris Saint- Germain in a 6-2 win over Toulouse.
Four of PSG’s six goals were scored after Marco Verratti had been sent off for a second yellow card. There was a minute’s silence before the match which left Neymar — who has just joined PSG from Barcelona for £198m — in tears.
Bournemouth loanee Max Gradel gave Toulouse the lead before a leveller from Neymar, who then set up Adrien rabiot.
Following Verratti’s red card in the 68th minute, Neymar won a penalty which was scored by edinson Cavani.
An own goal from Thiago Silva made it 3-2 to PSG but Javier Pastore and Layvin Kurzawa both netted before Neymar sealed the rout with a fine solo strike.