EMRE CAN was sent off as ten-man Borussia Dortmund were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain.
The former Liverpool midfielder shoved Neymar in injury time – sending players from both sides rushing in to a touchline melee.
Tempers flared as PSG tried to play out their win in ParisCredit: Handout – Getty
Neymar and Emre Can squared up and the Brazilian hit the deck – with the German midfielder being sent offCredit: Handout – Getty
And Can was given his matching orders by Anthony Taylor as his side failed to get the goal they needed to send the game to extra-time.
Dortmund took a 2-1 aggregate lead to Paris but Neymar and Juan Bernat fired PSG in front.
The French champions kept their composure in an all-but empty stadium, with their fans banished due to coronavirus.
Neymar played up to the ‘crowd’ as he applauded the stands before the game.
And he also aimed a cheeky swipe at Erling Haaland by mimicking his celebration after getting the opener.
Neymar nodded home a 29th-minute corner from Angel Di Maria’s to level the tie at 2-2 – and put his side ahead on away goals.
Bernat doubled the hosts’ lead on the stroke of half-time as he scored a composed goal into the left-corner of the net.
Kylian Mbappe – fresh from his coronavirus test after suffering a bout of angina – came off the bench after 67 minutes in a bid to help his side over the line.
Dortmund knew they needed just one goal to force extra-time.
And they threw on Gio Reyna, Julian Brandt and Mario Gotze late on in a bid to snatch that all-important strike.
Emre Can is given his marching orders in what some have deemed a soft redCredit: Handout – Getty
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
