PSG player ratings vs Borussia Dortmund: €175m spent on strikers, but Parisians lean on 17-year-old midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery to scrape into Champions League last 16 as Kylian Mbappe turns provider

The academy product provided a crucial equalising goal to save his side, with Randal Kolo Muani particularly profligate up front in Germany

Warren Zaire-Emery was the homegrown hero for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, with his deflected strike proving crucial as the Parisians salvaged a point against Borussia Dortmund to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages. After going down 1-0, Zaire-Emery grabbed the vital goal for PSG after a wonderful piece of set-up play from Kylian Mbappe, levelling the game at 1-1 to finish second in their group – albeit in unconvincing fashion.

Without a win, PSG were always going to be at the mercy of results elsewhere. Things mercifully changed in the other fixture – the Parisians mathematically doomed one minute, then saved the next.

In a breathless contest, Karim Ademyemi grabbed the game’s first goal early in the second half. It started with an Achraf Hakimi error as the full-back was dispossessed high up the pitch – a sequence that resulted with an easy finish for Adeyemi. The Parisians responded swiftly, though, as Zaire-Emery burst into the box and blasted the ball home.

PSG thought they had grabbed a potential winner, but Mbappe was ruled fractionally offside after finding the bottom corner. It mattered little in the end as both sides settled for a point apiece, with results elsewhere meaning both scraped out of a gripping group.

GOAL rates PSG’s players from Signal Iduna Park…

Goalkeeper & Defence

Gianluigi Donnarumma (6/10):

Made an instinctive save to keep his side in it halfway through the first half. Provided a few more stops. Couldn’t do anything about the goal.

Achraf Hakimi (4/10):

Played an awful backpass to gift Dortmund the opener. Blasted a free-kick over shortly after. A dire showing.

Marquinhos (5/10):

Looked slow against Dortmund’s quick wingers. Picked up a silly yellow. Not his best after coming back from an injury.

Milan Skriniar (6/10):

Up for a real scrap, and did most of his defending in relative comfort. Looks a good signing.

Lucas Hernandez (5/10):

A physical performance at left-back. Flew into tackles, relished his 50/50s. Didn’t offer enough at the other end.