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PSG 2-2 Napoli: Di Maria nets late stunner to save PSG from home defeat

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Napoli appeared on course for a Champions League win thanks to Dries Mertens' 77th-minute effort, but Angel Di Maria levelled late on.

2018/2019 UEFA Champions League

2-2

Match Events

17' SAVE! Cavani's shot saved by Ospina

SAVE! Cavani is played into space in the left inside channel and he takes a touch to drag the ball on to his right foot. He drills a low effort towards the target, but Ospina is able to get down to make the stop.

23' CLOSE! Mertens' shot hits the bar

OFF THE BAR! MERTENS IS DENIED! Rui whips a delightful cross towards the near post for Mertens' run. The Belgian peels away from Marquinhos and Kimpembe to latch on to the cross. He guides his effort towards the goal from close range, only to be denied by te bar. The visitors should be ahead.

29'GOAL! PSG 0-1 Napoli (Insigne)

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! INSIGNE PUTS NAPOLI AHEAD!!! 1-0!!!! Insigne holds his composure to clip the ball over the top of Areola into the net to put the visitors in front. Callejon was the architect with a sublime throughball behind Kimpembe. Areola committed himself by racing off his line and it allowed the Italian to guide the ball over his head and into the net on the bounce.

61'OWN GOAL! PSG 1-1 Napoli (Rui)

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!! NIGHTMARE FOR RUI!!!! PSG HAVE THEIR LEVELLER!! 1-1! The home side are back in the game with a huge slice of luck as Rui puts the ball into his own net. Meunier latched on to Mbappe's pass down the right flank and sent a low cross into the box. Rui stuck out a boot to block the cross, but it sliced off his foot and into the top corner, leaving Ospina with no chance.

77'GOAL! PSG 1-2 Napoli (Mertens)

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!! MERTENS FIRES NAPOLI BACK IN FRONT!!!! 2-1!!! The Italian side were victims of misfortune for PSG's equaliser, but the favour has been returned as Mertens converts from close range. Ruiz was afforded space and time on the edge of the box to fire at goal. His strike hit the back of Mertens and fell kindly for the Belgian six yards out. He toe-poked the ball towards the bottom corner giving Areola no chance to react. The Parc des Princes is stunned into silence.

81' SAVE! Ospina denies Neymar's free-kick

SAVE! Neymar bends his effort over the wall towards goal. His strike is fairly straight and it's easy for Ospina to turn over the bar, although Napoli still have a corner to defend.

90+3' Goal! PSG 2-2 Napoli (Di Maria)

GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! DI MARIA SCORES A STUNNER AT THE DEATH!!!! 2-2!!! How important could Di Maria's goal prove to be for PSG. He has rescued them at the death here with a special effort from the edge of the box. The Argentine collects Draxler's offload on the edge of the box before cutting on to his left foot. He bends his effort beyond the reach of Ospina into the top corner. It could be vital for the French outfit's hopes of progressing to the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Match Report

Angel Di Maria's brilliant stoppage-time effort rescued a point for Paris Saint-Germain in a 2-2 draw with Napoli in Champions League Group C.

It had looked like PSG would suffer their first home loss in 20 Champions League group stage games when Dries Mertens put Napoli 2-1 ahead with 13 minutes remaining.

But Argentina international Di Maria whipped a terrific finish past David Ospina in the 93rd minute to deny Carlo Ancelotti victory against his former club.

PSG came into the game having never beaten Italian opposition in Europe's premier club competition and Lorenzo Insigne's first-half effort gave Napoli the lead.

The French side levelled when Mario Rui diverted Thomas Meunier's cross into his own goal but PSG continued to look suspect at the back.

Mertens restored Napoli's lead and though Di Maria replied, Liverpool's win over Red Star Belgrade meant PSG still slipped down to third in the group.

Line-ups

PSG XI: E. Cavani, Á. Di María, Verratti, T. Meunier, Neymar, A. Areola, Marquinhos, Bernat, Rabiot, P. Kimpembe, K. Mbappé

Subs: Choupo-Moting, J. Draxler, Kehrer, Sebastien Cibois, Nkunku, Stanley N'Soki, Moussa Diaby

Napoli XI: Albiol, Hamsik, D. Ospina, D. Mertens, Callejón, Maksimovic, Allan, Insigne, Mário Rui, K. Koulibaly, F.Ruiz

Subs: Orestis Karnezis, Malcuit, Hysaj, P. Zieliński, A. Milik, Rog, A.Diawara