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\nParis Saint-Germain scraped into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund as Newcastle lost to AC Milan in the group\u2019s other game.
\nIn danger of a first group-stage exit since the Qatari takeover in 2011, PSG came from a goal down to earn the point that sent them through as Group F runners-up.
\nDortmund secured top spot with Milan third, behind PSG on head-to-head goal difference, and Newcastle finishing bottom.
\nKarim Adeyemi gave Dortmund the lead early in the second half, but teenager Warren Zaire-Emery equalised as PSG reached the knockout phase for the 12th season in a row in their latest bid for a maiden Champions League title.
\nKylian Mbappe had the ball in the net late on, but VAR showed the France striker was narrowly offside.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re happy but we know we could have done better,\u201d Zaire-Emery told broadcaster Canal Plus.
\n\u201cWe played well, but football is like that at times, sometimes the ball just doesn\u2019t want to go in.\u201d
\nDespite the result, PSG\u2019s timid showing means Luis Enrique\u2019s side have plenty to do if they wish to go much further on the European stage.
\n\u201cWe are still alive. No team will hope to play us in the next round,\u201d said PSG coach Luis Enrique.
\nDortmund will avoid several of the competition favourites including holders Manchester City and Real Madrid, both possible last-16 opponents for PSG, in the draw to be held on Monday.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re far from the finished article,\u201d PSG captain Marquinhos said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to prepare well and prepare better because bigger opponents are on the way.\u201d
\nDortmund will play in the knockouts for the fifth time in six seasons, although they have only reached the quarter-finals once since 2017.
\n\u201cOf course, you can\u2019t play against a team like Paris without the opponent getting chances,\u201d said Dortmund boss Edin Terzic.
\n\u201cIn the end, we worked hard to win this group.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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