Brazilian superstar Neymar insisted that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) always believed they could come back from the brink to defeat Atalanta with two goals in the dying moments of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
“I never thought of going home. From start to finish, from the warm-up, we only thought of qualifying for the semi-finals,” the world’s most expensive footballer told RMC Sport.
Substitute Eric Choupo-Moting’s goal three minutes into added time allowed PSG to beat the Italian outsiders 2-1.
Mario Pasalic gave Atalanta a 27th-minute lead but PSG were rescued when Marquinhos came forward to scramble in a last-minute equaliser.
Kylian Mbappe set up fellow substitute Choupo-Moting to win the tie right at the end.
The French champions will play RB Leipzig or Atletico Madrid next Tuesday for a place in the final.
“Nobody is going to take my mind off that I want to go to the final,” added 28-year-old Neymar as PSG made the last-four for the first…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
