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Neymar hat-trick as PSG crushes Basaksehir 5-1 in suspended game
The PSG and Basaksehir players, as well as the three field referees, took a knee before kickoff one day after both teams walked off in protest after the Turkish side had accused the assistant referee of using a racist word against their assistant coach Pierre Webo.
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Paris St Germain's Neymar in action before scoring his first goal during a Champions League match against Basaksehir FK held at the Parc de Princes Stadium in Paris on Wednesday. (Reuters/Charles Platiau)
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eymar bagged a hat-trick as Paris St Germain topped Champions League Group H with a 5-1 home victory over Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday, a day after the game was suspended amid an alleged racist incident.
The PSG and Basaksehir players, as well as the three field referees, took a knee before kickoff one day after both teams walked off in protest after the Turkish side had accused the assistant referee of using a racist word against their assistant coach Pierre Webo.
Neymar struck three times and Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals in the competition in a year as PSG, who had already qualified for the last 16, advanced from the group stage with 12 points, ahead of RB Leipzig thanks to the club’s better head-to-head record against the German side.
Third-placed Manchester United will play in the Europa League last 32 after picking up nine points.
Basaksehir, who was eliminated from all European competitions before kick-off, finished with three points after Mehmet Topal claimed a consolation goal at en empty Parc des Princes
