Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino declared himself satisfied with what he saw from Neymar in the Ligue 1 leaders 0-0 draw with rivals Marseille in Le Classique.
Neymar returned to the squad after missing PSG s Champions League win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday with a groin injury and started up front alongside Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi on Sunday.
That reunion did not produce the desired effect, with the vaunted attacking trio unable to find the net away to Marseille at the Velodrome.
PSG were forced to play with 10 men from the 57th minute, when star full-back Achraf Hakimi was sent off.
That tactical disadvantage forced Neymar to drop back into the midfield after Thilo Kehrer replaced Angel Di Maria just past the hour.
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In a matchup that famously produces fireworks, Hertha Berlin will be hoping to make it two in two when they host Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, while many would have been worried for Hertha Berlin after they come crashing out of the DFP Pokal thanks to a stunning 5-4 defeat away at lower-league Eintracht Braunschweig earlier in the month, Bruno Labbadia s men really bounced back last weekend. Clearly putting their disappointing summer preparations behind them, the Old Lady really caught the eye as they stormed to a thumping 4-1 victory away at Werder Bremen on their Bundesliga opener. While Hertha s defensive issues were clearly on display as they signed off the extended 2019/2020 campaign over …