Paris Saint-Germain slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Sporting in Lisbon, jeopardising their bid to qualify directly for the Champions League last 16 after Luis Suárez struck twice, scoring the winner in the final minute.
Sporting had gone ahead against the run of play in the second half through Suárez, despite sustained pressure from PSG. The French champions hit back quickly as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia levelled with a superb strike, appearing to salvage a point.
Suárez, however, struck again in the dying moments to snatch victory for Sporting, leaving both teams on 13 points and inside the top eight, which assures direct qualification for the last 16, before PSG’s home match against Newcastle and Sporting’s trip to Athletic Bilbao. Both teams lead ninth-placed Inter by a single point.
In other matches, Jordan Larsson’s late equaliser gave 10-man FC Copenhagen a 1-1 draw against Napoli, while Oliver Edvardsen scored in the last minute to give Ajax a dramatic 2-1 away victory at Villarreal. Olympiakos stunned Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 to improve their slim playoff chances, and Kairat Almaty lost 4-1 at home to Club Brugge.
