Paris Saint-Germain's disappointing Champions League campaign stumbled to a new low on Wednesday as a last-gasp 2-1 home loss to Atletico Madrid left them in the elimination zone.
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Match Report
After defeat to Arsenal and a draw with PSV, PSG were hoping to get back on track in Europe and scored first through Warren Zaire Emery on 14 minutes.
But Nahuel Molina had Atleti level just four minutes later, and a largely disappointing encounter looked set for a draw until Angel Correa's dramatic winner three minutes into second-half stoppage time.
On as a substitute, Correa stabbed past Gianluigi Donnarumma following a rapid counter-attack, prompting an angry reaction from the home crowd.
PSG are left on just four points from four matches, down in 25th and facing an early exit from the competition.
Diego Simeone's Atleti themselves badly needed this victory but are now two points and two places above their opponents at the halfway stage of the league phase.
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Atlético Madrid
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Data Debrief: Classic Atleti punish profligate PSG
This was Simeone's Atletico in a nutshell. They had just 29% of the ball and attempted only four shots, yet two of those found the back of the net to stun PSG.
The Ligue 1 giants entered this matchweek as the Champions League's biggest under-performers in terms of expected goals since the start of last season, and again they were too wasteful in the final third after creating 1.9 xG.
Atleti, who have consistently proven far more clinical, had chances worth just 0.7 xG but ruthlessly stole victory.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Hakimi misses a right footed shot from the right side of the box!
5' Dembélé's right-foot shot from the right side goes just over!
14' GOAL! Zaïre-Emery scores with a right-foot shot from the box! PSG 1-0 Atletico
18' GOAL! Molina scores with a left-foot shot from the center! PSG 1-1 Atletico
30' Corner for Paris Saint Germain! Conceded by Clément Lenglet!
40' Dembele's cross saved by Oblak!
54' Marco Asensio misses a good chance!
56' Hakimi's right-foot shot from the box is saved in the bottom right corner!
58' Barcola's right-foot shot from the box is saved in the center!
60' Reinildo, Koke, and Riquelme come on for Galán, De Paul, and Simeone!
65' João Neves has a right-foot shot from outside the box saved!
67' Fabián Ruiz and Lee Kang-In replace Neves and Asensio! Correa replaces Alvarez!
73' Randal Kolo Muani replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery!
75' Marquinhos' header from the box is saved at the top center!
76' Hakimi has a tough angle shot saved at the center!
78' Highlight from PSG vs Atletico
81' Match Event for PSG vs Atletico
84' Match Event for PSG vs Atletico
90' Match Event for PSG vs Atletico
Line-ups
PSG XI: Marquinhos, Dembele, Asensio, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Vitinha, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Bradley Barcola, Warren Zaïre-Emery, João Neves
Subs: Skriniar, Fabian Ruiz, Matvey Safonov, Muani, Arnau Tenas, Kang-in Lee, Lucas Beraldo, Désiré Doué, Yoram Zague, Senny Mayulu
Atletico XI: Witsel, Oblak, Griezmann, Lenglet, De Paul, Javi Galán, Nahuel Molina, Conor Gallagher, Julián Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios
Subs: Koke, Alexander Sørloth, Musso, Correa, Reinildo Mandava, Samuel Lino, Riquelme, Javi Serrano, Ilias Kostis, Antonio Gomis, Gerónimo Spina