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Neymar and Mbappe dazzle France's first post-Covid football crowd as PSG ease to friendly win

Paris Saint-Germain crushed Le Havre 9-0 in a friendly as France allowed supporters back into football stadiums for the first time since lockdown.

The occasion was described as "a victory for French football" by sports minister Roxana Maracineanu, who was among the crowd of close to 5,000 at Le Havre's Stade Oceane.

France suspended football in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and called an early halt to league competitions in April, declaring PSG champions of Ligue 1 as final positions were calculated on a points-per-game basis.

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PSG have a pair of domestic cup finals still to play, however, and remain in the Champions League, which resumes in August.