PSG qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night by beating Atalanta (2-1), thanks to two goals in the very last minutes of the meeting. The last was scored by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, key man at the end of the match. Very popular in the group, the Cameroonian is also often mocked for his meatballs. 

For the first time in 25 years, Paris qualified for the last four of the Champions League thanks to its victory against Atalanta (2-1). PSG, which also celebrated its 50th anniversary on Wednesday evening, offered a magnificent gift to its supporters. But within five minutes, the party could have turned into a nightmare.

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In a quarter of an hour, "Choupo" changed everything

As the end of regulation time approached, the Parisians had been led 1-0 for more than an hour, leaving a mediocre overall impression, like a midfielder and side defenders out of the shot . Fortunately, there was Neymar, clumsy but overflowing with initiatives, and especially Kylian Mbappé, entered on time, legs of fire as if he had never been injured in the ankle.

The Italians fell back, until giving in in extra time, with two improbable scorers: Marquinhos, very cutesy so far, and especially Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. In a quarter of an hour, he changed everything. It is he who focuses on the equalizer of the Brazilian defender and who scores the goal of qualification, all in less than a quarter of an hour on the field.

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Loved by his trainer and his partners

At 31, Cameroonian Eric Maxime Choupo-Moting is an eternal replacement. A man and an endearing player, he is adored by his trainer Thomas Tuchel and his partners. "I had the impression that it was kept only for the good humor that it communicated to the group," says Guy Roux at the microphone of Europe 1.

But Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is also often mocked for his side Gaston Lagaffe, able to injure Marco Verratti involuntarily before the quarter-final, to prevent PSG from scoring an unmistakable goal one evening in Ligue 1 or to target pigeons in place of the opposing goal. But his permanent good humor and his self-sacrifice have finally paid off. It was about time, for the one who is at the very end of his contract with PSG. Can he be as decisive against Atlético de Madrid or Leipzig on Tuesday at 9 p.m.?