Paris St-Germain fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Lille after scoring twice in injury time, turning what looked like a damaging loss into a point that kept their domestic start unsettled. Vitinha pulled PSG back in the 91st minute and Marquinhos headed in the equaliser four minutes later.
The result matters now because PSG are still waiting for their first domestic win of the season, and the draw came only a week after they had trailed Rennes 2-0 before battling back. This latest escape also followed mixed early results, including a 1-0 loss to Lens in the Trophee des Champions and a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Uefa Super Cup, which made the league form stand out even more.
Lille, under Davide Ancelotti, were close to a victory that would have marked a strong start to his time in charge. Olivier Giroud set up Hakon Haraldsson for the opening goal, and Dilane Bakwa, making his debut after a loan move from Nottingham Forest, added the second in the 84th minute. At that stage Lille were in control, and PSG had spent most of the night chasing the game.
That is what makes the ending so hard for Lille to take. PSG did not just nick a consolation; they forced a complete swing in the final moments, with both goals arriving after the 90-minute mark and leaving Lille with a draw that felt like a defeat. Bakwa’s debut goal should have been enough, but the final minutes changed the standings picture and underlined how fragile PSG have looked when they fall behind.
The larger question is no longer whether PSG can respond late; they have done that twice in a row. It is whether the same habit can mask a poor domestic start for long, because the title defence is already being shaped by comebacks rather than control.
