Watch: PSG boss Thomas Tuchel talks about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's horrific miss

Sport360 staff 10:59 08/04/2019
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  • Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's horror miss

    Strasbourg spoiled Paris Saint-Germain’s title party with a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.

    Victory for the reigning champions would have seen them retain their Ligue 1 crown on Sunday night, after second-placed Lille’ 1-1 draw at Reims earlier in the day.

    Despite a host of injury problems and the absence from the starting line up of Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe, who was named as a substitute, it looked a formality when Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored after 13 minutes to put PSG ahead.

    However, Strasbourg arrived in the French capital on a high after winning the Coupe de la Ligue final last weekend and following it up with a 4-0 midweek success against Reims, and the visitors rallied.

    Thierry Laurey’s team turned the game on its head before half-time with goals from Nuno Da Costa and Anthony Goncalves.

    PSG should have regained the lead immediately after the visitor’s equaliser, but an astonishing miss by Choupo-Moting meant it stayed level. Christopher Nkunku lifted his shot over the advancing goalkeeper and the ball was set to trickle into the net, only for Choupo-Moting to follow it in and stop the ball on the goal line in an attempt to get the final touch and his second goal of the game.

    Thilo Kehrer equalised with eight minutes remaining, but the hosts could not find a winning goal and their inevitable coronation was put on hold.

    However, all the talk was about Choupo-Moting’s miss.

    Check out the video above to see what PSG boss Thomas Tuchel had to say about his misfiring striker.

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