Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Club World Cup semi-finals after beating Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich 2-0 despite finishing the game with nine players.
Desire Doue scored the opening goal in the 78th minute, wrong footing Manuel Neuer after Harry Kane had been dispossessed in the centre circle.
Willian Pacho’s studs-up challenge was punished with a straight red card by English official Anthony Taylor and in the 92nd minute Lucas Hernandez suffered the same fate when he proceeded to elbow Raphael Guerreiro on the jaw.
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Meanwhile, Luis Enrique’s side escaped the devastating moments by scoring with a stunning counter-attack after Achraf Hakimi beat three players to set up substitute Ousmane Dembele, who finished emphatically having struck the underside of the bar just seconds earlier.
It was a miserable afternoon for Bayern in Atlanta, as Jamal Musiala suffered a horrible injury in the first half.
Gianluigi Donnarumma clattered into his leg when collecting the ball, resulting in the ugly sight of Musiala dislocating his ankle.
Players from both sides were visibly distressed by the incident that will surely result in the talented Germany international missing a chunk of the forthcoming Bundesliga season, with the World Cup also coming up in the United States next summer.
PSG will meet either Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund, they remain on course to add the Club World Cup to their Champions League win in Munich.
