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Paul Myers

Balogun punishes sloppy PSG with late equaliser for Reims as Verratti sees red

Reims striker Falorin Balogun (right) celebrates his equaliser at Paris Saint-Germain with teammates Azor Matusiwa (centre) and Dion Lopy (left). AP - Thibault Camus

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti marked his return to competitive action after nearly a month out injured with a 15-minute cameo against Reims in which he helped set up his side's goal and was then dismissed for a crude challenge.

Verratti was sent on after the pause at the Parc des Princes following a lacklustre first-half in which the hosts mustered one shot on goal despite fielding the fabled troika of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

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