Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has handed his man-of-the-match award against Atalanta to Eric Choupo-Moting while manager Thomas Tuchel and Ander Herrera have praised the striker.
Choupo-Moting came off the bench to make an impactful 11-minute cameo appearance and inspired the Parisians to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Black and Blues in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
With Atalanta leading 1-0, through Mario Pasalic’s 27th-minute effort, the Cameroon international was introduced for Mauro Icardi and made a key contribution.
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The forward lofted the ball to Neymar which the Brazilian controlled and then set up Marquinhos to equalize in the 90th minute.