Soccer-Marquinhos grabs late equaliser as PSG draw 2-2 with Lille

Soccer-Marquinhos grabs late equaliser as PSG draw 2-2 with Lille

The Star Online - Sport·2026-08-29 08:01

STOCKHOLM, Aug ⁠28 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain defender Marquinhos scored deep into stoppage ⁠time to snatch a scarcely-deserved 2-2 draw at Lille ‌on Friday as the Ligue 1 champions continued to struggle after their opening weekend draw against Rennes.

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes due to a problem with ​the ticketing system at the stadium, but ⁠when the game eventually ⁠got underway both sides wasted no time getting on the attack.

Achraf Hakimi ⁠flashed ‌an early shot wide for the visitors and Olivier Giroud forced a save from PSG keeper Matvey Safonov.

After ⁠their poor 2-2 draw against Rennes, things went from ​bad to worse ‌for PSG when Lille took the lead in the 21st ⁠minute as ​Icelandic playmaker Hakon Arnar Haraldsson latched on to a brilliant reverse pass from Giroud and curled an unstoppable shot past Safonov.

Despite all their attacking ⁠riches, the Parisians struggled to get shots ​on target as Lille packed their defence and forced the champions to attack from wide areas, and Lille looked to have secured the ⁠three points when Dilane Bakwa netted in the 84th minute.

PSG midfielder Vitinha threw his side a lifeline in the first minute of stoppage time with a superb strike curled into the top-left ​corner, and the Portuguese international then crossed for ⁠Marquinhos to head home the equaliser four minutes later to complete ​an improbable comeback.

Lille top the standings on ‌four points from their opening two ​games, with PSG sixth on two points after their latest great escape.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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