LAYVIN KURZAWA netted an unlikely at Parc des Princes as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to an easy 5-0 win against Anderlecht.
Marco Verratti and Neymar sent Unai Emery's men 2-0 up going into the second half, before the French left-back stole the show.
The Ligue 1 side started the game as they meant to go on, with Neymar being denied in the first minute by goalkeeper Frank Boeckx. Edinson Cavani, Julian Draxler and Kylian Mbappe all went close before the 18th minute as Unai Emery's men were battering their Belgian opponents. And their persistent pressure paid off when Verratti opened the scoring in the 30th minute, as his glorious curling attempt found the far left corner. However, Anderlecht almost got back on level terms on two occasions, as Adrien Terbel has his shot from distance saved, before Ivan Obradovic's left-footed strike just went wide. They were made to rue for their missed opportunities when Neymar found the back of the net in first half injury time for his fourth Champions League goal of the season.
His shot from outside of the box nestled in the bottom right corner as the home side looked to run riot. And just seven minutes into the second half they got their third when Kurzawa was quickest to react from a Neymar free-kick. The Brazilian's attempt was saved by Boeckx, but he parried his save into the middle of the box, with the defender making no mistake from close range. And the left-back got on the score sheet in the 72nd minute as he got on the end of a Dani Alves cross.
The Brazilian right-back sent in a first time cross on the volley for substitute Giovani Lo Celso, but it found its way to Kurzawa, who made no mistake with a diving header from four yards out.
The 25-year-old then capped off his incredible night by getting his hat-trick - drilling low into the bottom right corner in the 78th minute.
PSG secured their entry to the Round of 16 after winning their opening four matches in Group B.
From The Sun
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