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PARIS: Neymar dedicated his second goal in Paris St Germain’s 2-0 win at Lille to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash earlier on Sunday shocked the world, as his double shot the French champions 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
His 12th league goal of the season tipped the balance in the Parisians’ favour after a positive start for the home side, who were unbeaten at home ahead of the match. Neymar squeezed his spotkick just beyond Maignan, who got his hand to the shot but looked on in horror as it made its way in off the post.“We controlled the match and counter-attacks and this is not easy to do against a good team like Lille.”Neymar’s tribute came on what was already an emotional day in French football, with Nantes and Bordeaux also honouring their former striker Emiliano Sala, a year after his death in a plane crash.
The 28-year-old Sala was killed last January when the small plane taking him to join Cardiff City after being bought from Nantes for £15 million crashed off the Channel island of Guernsey. A portrait of Sala was also displayed in the centre circle during the warm-up and there was a minute’s applause ahead of kick-off.
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