PSG 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: 5 Hits and Flops as Parisians recover to book quarter-final berth

#1 Hit: Angel di Maria

di Maria celebrates with jubilant fans post-match after the game had to be played behind closed doors

Neymar now has Champions League goals in three consecutive games, after his header set PSG on their way to an unlikely comeback victory on this occasion. The plaudits will probably go to the Brazilian superstar and manager Thomas Tuchel, who delivered a tactical masterclass against his former club with a depleted squad and big decisions to make ahead of kick-off. They paid off big time and needed to.

But an unsung hero this season flourished again here, in the same subtle way he has been doing for months. Without him, Neymar doesn't score and steal the headlines. Without his presence on this occasion, perhaps it's an entirely different game.

Angel di Maria registered his fifth Champions League assist of the campaign to help open the scoring just before the half-hour mark. It was his inch-perfect corner delivery, fizzed across the box, causing indecision among Dortmund players, left Hakimi ball-watching and Neymar gratefully made no mistake. For context, the 32-year-old Argentine has 12 goals and 22 assists across all competitions this term. But importantly, he continues to display a tireless attitude and it's one you see on both ends of the pitch.

He filled into a wing-back role at times, supporting Thilo Kehrer out of his preferred central defensive role down the right, to good effect. Helping his younger German teammate by doubling up on Sancho meant the visitors' main creative player had to think twice before deciding whether to go down the line or drift infield.

In addition, the winger forced Roman Burki into an excellent acrobatic stop after firing a brilliant free-kick towards the top corner, 10 minutes into the second-half. That save kept BVB in the tie, albeit ultimately proving futile.

Having picked up a knock with ten minutes left, Tuchel made a defensive change and introduced Layvin Kurzawa in his place as Dortmund began piling on the pressure - but it spoke volumes that he received a hero's reception from the hosts' bench in an empty stadium, gingerly limping off. With two successful dribbles, he completed as many tackles as key passes (2), had 82% pass success (33 made), won six of 10 duels, a clearance and importantly making himself a constant nuisance throughout. The true Man of the Match.