'Baba Neymar' in dream professional debut - The Ligue 1 Performance Index

There can be little doubt who the star of the Ligue 1 weekend was. Jules Keita came off Dijon’s bench with 26 minutes left of their away fixture against Nice with the score still blank, yet walked off after making his professional debut having played a major role in his side’s stunning 4-0 success.

Admittedly, the 20-year-old, who did not even have a club last season after being released by Bastia’s reserves 12 months earlier, did not have a hand in the opening goal, but as Nice capitulated, he came to the fore. First, he set up Oussama Haddadi’s strike, then in the closing minutes he registered twice himself.

After the game, he made a bold statement: “Neymar’s my idol and back in Guinea they…