PSG hero Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was not prepared to accept defeat

“We believed in ourselves. It wasn’t easy because we had some good occasions. They played a great game, an unbelievable game, but we had some occasions and unfortunately didn’t score."
The former Stoke striker broke Atalanta hearts as the Ligue 1 outfit struck twice at the end to secure a 2-1 win

The former Stoke striker broke Atalanta hearts as the Ligue 1 outfit struck twice at the end to secure a 2-1 win

Unlikely hero Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting insisted he was not ready to go home after coming off the bench to fire Paris St Germain into the Champions League semi-finals in dramatic style.

The former Stoke striker broke Atalanta hearts as the Ligue 1 outfit struck twice at the end to secure a 2-1 win over the Italians in the competition’s first one-off quarter-final at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.

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