Sporting CP’s Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their second objective. Photograph: REUTERS
LISBON:
Holders Paris St Germain slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Portuguese aspect Sporting on Tuesday, jeopardising their bid to qualify instantly for the Champions League final 16 after Luis Suarez struck twice, netting the winner within the ultimate minute.
Sporting went forward via Suarez towards the run of play within the second half, regardless of sustained stress from PSG.
The French champions hit again shortly as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia levelled with an excellent strike, showing to salvage some extent.
Suarez, nonetheless, struck once more within the dying moments to grab victory for Sporting, leaving each groups on 13 factors and inside the highest eight, which assures direct qualification for the final 16, forward of PSG’s residence match towards Newcastle United and Sporting’s journey to Athletic Bilbao.
Each groups lead ninth-placed Inter by a single level.
“We had too many possibilities and didn’t rating – it occurs to us too typically. We lacked focus and made two errors. We do what we are able to, but when we don’t convert our possibilities, we can not afford to concede objectives,” stated PSG midfielder Vitinha.
Luis Enrique’s aspect dominated the opening levels in Lisbon, with Nuno Mendes forcing Rui Silva into a pointy save from a good angle and Senny Mayulu heading tamely on the Sporting goalkeeper after good work down the left.
The guests thought they’d taken the lead on the half-hour when Warren Zaire-Emery headed in Fabian Ruiz’s cross, however the objective was dominated out after a VAR evaluate judged Mayulu had fouled Geny Catamo within the build-up.
Nuno Mendes then had the ball within the web once more late within the half, ending from shut vary after a Zaire-Emery cross, just for the trouble to be disallowed for an offside towards Ousmane Dembele.
Sporting supplied little in response earlier than the break, however the groups went in stage at 0–0 regardless of PSG’s clear superiority with 15 makes an attempt and 69% possession.
Sporting supplied extra early within the second half, with a harmful Trincao cross simply evading Suarez within the 52nd minute.
The hosts then had their first photographs on the right track and opened the scoring within the 74th minute when Suarez coolly slotted a low shot previous Lucas Chevalier after Catamo’s try had been deflected into his path.
5 minutes later, Kvaratskhelia, who had come on for Mayulu, unleashed an excellent shot into the far high nook from the sting of the field to equalise.
However PSG lacked their traditional grit and have been punished once more within the ninetieth minute.
Trincao collected a low move from the left simply exterior the field and struck first time along with his left foot, forcing Chevalier to parry and Suarez nodded the rebound into the far nook to ship the gang into raptures.
