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Paris St Germain fought back with two late goals to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Real Madrid in their Champions League clash at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\nParis St Germain fought back with two late goals to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Real Madrid in their Champions League clash at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n
PSG had seen a first-half penalty and red card for home goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois overturned on VAR review.<\/p>\n
After Brugge had drawn 1-1 at Galatasaray in Tuesday\u2019s earlier kick-off, Los Blancos were already secure of qualification to the knockout stage from Group A.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid looked to have then been coasting towards a comfortable win over the previously unbeaten French side, as in-form forward Karim Benzema scored in each half.<\/p>\n
However, PSG will have felt justice was done in the end after earlier seeing a penalty and Courtois\u2019 dismissal chalked off by Portuguese referee Artur Dias for a foul in the build-up having watched replays on the pitchside monitor.<\/p>\n
Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 pulled a scrappy goal back 86 seconds after Benzema put Real Madrid 2-0 ahead in the 79th minute before substitute Pablo Sarabia lashed in a dramatic equaliser.<\/p>\n
Captain Sergio Ramos headed an early chance over following a corner as Real Madrid looked to make a fast start.<\/p>\n
In the 13th minute, Mbapp\u00e9 darted away on the right and cut a hanging cross back across the six-yard box, but Mauro Icardi could not keep his header down.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Kroos carved out some space 20 yards out for an angled drive which flew just over.<\/p>\n
With the rain now lashing down, Real Madrid swept into the lead after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dani Carvajal fed Raphael Valverde on the overlap down the Madrid right.<\/p>\n
The defender\u2019s low cross was met by Isco, whose low shot cannoned back off the base of the post \u2013 but in-form striker Benzema was on hand to slot home the rebound.<\/p>\n
PSG had not conceded in any of their four previous Champions League matches, but almost fell further behind when Benzema\u2019s close-range effort was blocked by PSG keeper Keylor Navas.<\/p>\n
The former Los Blancos number one, who moved to Paris in the summer, had to be alert again after 25 minutes to beat away a rising drive from Kroos.<\/p>\n
Courtois had barely been called into action, but showed good reactions to stop Marco Verratti\u2019s long-range effort.<\/p>\n
As half-time approached, PSG thought they had been awarded a penalty and seen Courtois shown a red card for bringing down Icardi just inside the box.<\/p>\n
However, after referee Dias had brandished the red card, there was a check by VAR.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese chose to take a look at the pitch-side monitor, quickly deciding Idrissa Gueye had pushed Marcelo in the back and promptly chalked off the penalty and Courtois\u2019 dismissal to award Real Madrid a free-kick instead.<\/p>\n
Both the PSG players and manager Thomas Tuchel were left in utter disbelief, as Real continued with 11 men still on the field.<\/p>\n
Brazil forward Neymar, who started the 2-0 win over Lille on Friday, replaced Gueye for the second half.<\/p>\n
Navas was having a busy night, and saved from Benzema before Isco\u2019s near-post flick was blocked by his former team-mate.<\/p>\n
Eden Hazard looked to have picked up an ankle problem and was replaced by Gareth Bale in the 68th minute \u2013 the Wales forward receiving a more warm reception than when making a return from his injury lay-off as a substitute against Real Sociedad on Saturday.<\/p>\n
French forward Benzema, who had scored five in his past three games, looked to have wrapped things up when he headed in Isco\u2019s cross at the back post.<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9, though, capitalized on a mix-up between Varane and Courtois to knock in a low cross, before Sarabia lashed in a deflected cross to stun the hosts.<\/p>\n
Bale \u2013 embroiled in another country-versus-club row over the international break \u2013 almost snatched a winner in stoppage time when his curling free-kick hit the post.<\/p>\n