Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes return to Malmo with PSG
Thursday 26 November 2015 01:04, UK
Zlatan Ibrahimovic said it was a "great moment" to return to hometown club Malmo with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Swedish striker scored in a 5-0 rout for the French side and went off to a standing ovation from the fans of the team with which he started his career.
"It was a great moment for me and my family. This is where everything started," Ibrahimovic said. "I got goose bumps. It felt like I was home."
Adrien Rabiot headed PSG into an early lead before Angel Di Maria scored his first of two goals and Ibrahimovic and Lucas put the seal on the result.
Despite unyielding support from the home crowd, Malmo wasted a penalty and never posed a threat to the vastly superior French club.
Picking up a pass from Blaise Matuidi, Ibrahimovic scored at the start of the second half, beating goalkeeper Johan Wiland from a tight angle.
Malmo fans rose to their feet and chanted "super Zlatan" as he was substituted five minutes before full-time.
Thousands of people who couldn't get tickets watched the game on a big screen that Ibrahimovic had arranged to be set up on a square in downtown Malmo.
An invitation sent out read: "Zlatan Ibrahimovic loves Malmo! As a thank you to his hometown, he invites people of Malmo to see the match between MFF and PSG on the biggest screen in all of Europe!"
"Zlatan's career, all the way from Malmo to Paris right now, is a dream come true for many people," said Amin Harmansson, a 37-year-old fan of the Swede. "And for him to return to Malmo, it's a great thing and Zlatan made it happen, and Malmo made it happen as well."
Ibrahimovic joined Ajax from Malmo in 2001 and has since played for Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.
