Warren Zaire-Emery breaks Champions League goalscoring record in Dortmund draw
Sitting two points clear of AC Milan and Newcastle United heading into the final matchday, Luis Enrique's side required a victory at the Westfalenstadion to assure themselves of a spot in the knockout stages.
Les Parisiens let a surfeit of chances to take the lead pass them by, including a 17th-minute Kylian Mbappe strike which Niklas Sule remarkably cleared off the line with a sliding challenge, which came moments before Bradley Barcola hit the post with a curling effort.
PSG's wastefulness would come back to bite them in the 51st minute, as Achraf Hakimi lost the ball in a dangerous area and could only watch on helplessly as Niclas Fullkrug teed up Karim Adeyemi for the game's opening goal.
However, Dortmund's advantage was wiped out just five minutes later, as Zaire-Emery collected a loose ball just outside the box and drove into the penalty area before unleashing a fierce low strike into the bottom corner.
In doing so, the 2006-born starlet became the youngest-ever French player to score in the Champions League at 17 years and 280 days old, dethroning the previous record holder Karim Benzema, who was 17 years and 352 days when he netted for Lyon against Rosenborg in 2005.
As well as earning a place in the record books, Zaire-Emery's strike ensured that PSG would be present in the last 16 of the Champions League for the 12th season running, as the French champions pipped AC Milan to second place by the skin of their teeth.
Boasting a superior head-to-head record than Milan but an inferior one to Newcastle, PSG were heading out of
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