Warren Zaire Emery scored a crucial equaliser as Paris Saint-Germain earned a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund to seal their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
PSG looked to be heading out in the first half with Newcastle ahead and their fortunes seemed perilous when Karim Adeyemi was set up by Niclas Fullkrug to slot home six minutes after the break.
Five minutes later the visitors drew level when Kylian Mbappe’s pull-back found its way to Zaire Emery and the 17-year-old drilled home, with the aid of a slight deflection off Adeyemi.
The match was goal-less at the break but there could have easily been six goals by then with both sides, but particularly the visitors’ pair of Randal Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in, guilty of missing chances to put their side in front. Niklas Sule also produced one of the great goal-line clearances to deny Mbappe.
PSG looked to have scored the crucial goal when Mbappe latched onto Achraf Hakimi’s through-ball and coolly slotted home but VAR ruled he was a fraction offside.
This result plus Newcastle’s 2-1 defeat at home to AC Milan sees Dortmund finish top of the group with 11 points and PSG second on eight, ahead of the Italian side due to a better head-to-head record.
