Everton forward Moise Kean scored twice as Paris St-Germain recovered from losing Neymar to injury to beat Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.
PSG were not at their best but went ahead in the second half when Kean, on loan from the Toffees, headed in.
Neymar had gone off midway through the first half after appearing to pull a muscle.
Kean then got his second with a fine finish on the turn inside the box.
The result was a little harsh on the hard-working hosts, who had the better chances before Kean first struck.
Shortly before PSG’s goal, Edin Visca had forced a good save out of goalkeeper Keylor Navas after capitalising on a defensive error.
Navas made another good save to prevent the hosts from equalising, batting away Deniz Turuc’s stinging half-volley on the run.
Prior to scoring, PSG’s best chance had been a Kylian Mbappe effort, which he lashed wide from a promising position.
But Kean took centre stage in the second half as he took his tally to four goals in four games since joining PSG from Everton on 4 October.
The win was PSG’s first in this year’s Champions League after they lost their Group H opener to Manchester United last week.
Line-ups
Istanbul Basaksehir
- 34Günok
- 4Pereira da Silva
- 37Skrtel
- 6EpureanuBooked at 49mins
- 63Bolingoli-MbomboSubstituted forKaldirimat 63′minutes
- 5TopalBooked at 54minsSubstituted forBaat 68′minutes
- 7Visca
- 10Özcan
- 17Kahveci
- 23TürüçSubstituted forAleksicat 81′minutes
- 27CrivelliBooked at 2minsSubstituted forde Paulaat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Babacan
- 3Kaldirim
- 8Aleksic
- 13Kivanç
- 19Ba
- 20de Paula
- 22Gulbrandsen
- 26dos Santos Rodrigues
- 77Kaplan
- 89Karakus
PSG
- 1Navas
- 24FlorenziSubstituted forKehrerat 73′minutesBooked at 82mins
- 15Danilo
- 3Kimpembe
- 20KurzawaSubstituted forBakkerat 87′minutes
- 11Di MaríaSubstituted forRafinhaat 73′minutes
- 21HerreraSubstituted forGueyeat 87′minutes
- 5Marquinhos
- 10NeymarSubstituted forSarabiaat 26′minutes
- 18Kean
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 4Kehrer
- 12Rafinha
- 16Rico
- 19Sarabia
- 22Diallo
- 25Bakker
- 27Gueye
- 31Dagba
- 32Pembele
- 36Ruiz-Atil
- 37Fadiga
- 60Randriamamy
- Referee:
- Andreas Ekberg
- Attendance:
- 350
Match Stats
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Match ends, Istanbul Basaksehir 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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Second Half ends, Istanbul Basaksehir 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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Attempt missed. Edin Visca (Istanbul Basaksehir) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
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Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafinha.
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Corner, Istanbul Basaksehir. Conceded by Moise Kean.
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Corner, Istanbul Basaksehir. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
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Attempt saved. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
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Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
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Demba Ba (Istanbul Basaksehir) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Istanbul Basaksehir. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
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Attempt blocked. Edin Visca (Istanbul Basaksehir) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mitchel Bakker replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Ander Herrera.
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Attempt missed. Danijel Aleksic (Istanbul Basaksehir) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci with a cross.
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Corner, Istanbul Basaksehir. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
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Attempt missed. Edin Visca (Istanbul Basaksehir) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
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Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
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Edin Visca (Istanbul Basaksehir) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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