Elimbi Gilbert snatches PSG point to leave Manchester City WCL hopes in balance

Tara Elimbi Gilbert’s late equaliser for PSG cancelled out Khadija Shaw’s penalty in a 1-1 draw Manchester City’s hopes of securing a top-four spot in the Women’s Champions League are looking increasingly slim after a third successive draw dragged out their wait for a first European victory of the season, by virtue of Paris Saint-Germain’s late leveller at a disappointed Joie Stadium. City thought they had won the game through Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s 85th-minute penalty, as their heavy pressure was finally rewarded, but conceding a goal sparked PSG into life and they snatched a point with a scrappy equaliser three minutes later as their substitute Tara Elimbi Gilbert found the net from close range.

PSG sought to frustrate City in the first half, and succeeded after riding out an early storm. Shaw’s header dropped wide at the far post from Aoba Fujino’s third-minute cross, as the home side made a bright start but were unable to