37-year-old former England captain David Beckham has finally made his long anticipated debut for Paris Saint Germain as his new club played host to Marseille. Although he started Sunday's contest on the bench, Beckham would receive a warm welcome from the fired up French crowd when he came on late in the contest.

37-year-old former England captain David Beckham has finally made his long anticipated debut for Paris Saint Germain as his new club played host to Marseille.

The tide of the match turned in favor of the home team early o. PSG opened the scoring early in the 12th minute, thanks to a really bizarre own goal by Nicolas Nkoulou.

The visiting side dominated possession and had many of the best chances, but Italy reserve keeper Sirigu made a string of superb saves to preserve the advantage for the Parisians.

Beckham came off the bench in the 76th minute, much to the delight of the roaring spectators. In stoppage time, his clever outside flick released fellow substitute Jeremy Menez down the left line. The subsequent cross was deftly converted by striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, into his league-leading 22nd goal of the season. Beckham feels he made a strong debut in helping his squad claim a 2-0 victory.

David Beckham, PSG Midfielder, said, "For my first game I was very happy to win against Marseille in our stadium. That was a very important win tonight. Physically I felt good, I could not feel my feet, my feet were frozen, but apart from that I was very happy to be part of the team tonight."

"I thought the atmosphere was incredible. Before the game, when I stepped and I got the reception I got, it was incredible, so obviously I want to thank the PSG fans, for that was a special moment."

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