The French champion club prevailed with goals scored by their Argentinian star Lionel Messi (minute 32) and by Arnaud Kalimuendo (58). The Japanese team shortened the deficit in 84, through Kazuya Yamamura.
The match was played before 65,000 spectators at the Tokyo National Stadium, venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic Games -held in 2021-, as well as the athletics events at that event.
Despite the heat and humidity, Paris Saint-Germain imposed logic against the J-League champion teamwhich was deprived of its best Japanese players, concentrated with its selection for the East Asian Cup.
Despite the victory, the French giant showed that it was in the filming and preparation phase. It was the first time since the start of training for the new season in which the team’s three great offensive figures played together, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Italian midfielder Marco Verratti was not in the call due to foot pain. Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes was also absent for this match due to muscle discomfort, while Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas did not play but his coach plans to give him many playing minutes in the next match.
The PSG He has two more games scheduled on this pre-season tour of Japan, on Saturday against Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama and on July 25 against Gamba Osaka in Osaka.
The goal for the new coach, Christophe Galtieris to achieve a quick set-up, already thinking about the team’s first official match of the new season, the Champions Trophy (French Super Cup) that Paris Saint-Germain will play on July 31 against Nantes in Tel Aviv .
“Today we allow them to have many chances. It is clear that we have to work on that. We have to keep a fair balance and find adjustments more quickly to avoid it,” said Galtier.