Correa hits late winner for Atletico Madrid to punish wasteful PSG

Angel Correa struck a winner for Atletico Madrid with the last kick of the game on Wednesday night at the Parc des Princes to inflict defeat on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

PSG's fourth game in the competition seemed a hoary replay of their third fixture at home to PSV Eindhoven.

Domination, ball retention, no formal centre forward, chances and more chances but not enough goals.

PSG exploded into the game against the Spaniards. Achraf Hakimi and Ousmane Dembélé both spurned good openings within the first eight minutes.

But for all PSG's early silkiness, their goal came from a good old-fashioned blunder.

Atletico defender Clément Lenglet dawdled on ball on the edge of the box, Dembélé muscled him off it and set up Warren Zaïre-Emery who showed composure beyond his 18 years to coolly chip over the Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

The breakthrough after 14 minutes was no more than the early endeavour deserved.

But within four minutes, Atletico were level via an element of slapstick.

Giuliano Simeone shot at goal, the ball cannoned off PSG defender Nuno Mendes onto Nahuel Molina's chest and dropped in front of his left foot. The Argentine thrashed it gleefully past the bemused PSG goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma.

And from there, PSG glided through the repertoire of smart movement, cute angles but impotence in front of goal.

Chances

PSG maintained the pressure with near misses. And with a mutually dissatisfying draw approaching, came the sucker punch.

Oblak saved Kang-in Lee's shot from the edge of the box.

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