PSG's late, late double ends Atalanta's Champions League dream

12-Aug-2020 21:12:40 | The Guardian

So much for the underdogs. On an extraordinary night in Lisbon Atalanta came within a minute of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, only to be pegged back right at the death by the superstars of Paris Saint-Germain, and then eliminated at the death in stoppage time.

For so much of this game Neymar had looked like drawing headlines for the chances missed in this 1-0 defeat, and for the sense of hubris as another year in Paris meets a dead end. This was a muted PSG team all round, with very little in the way of creativity or incision in midfield.