Deportivo fightback rocks PSG

Roy Makaay was an inspiration for Deportivo

Deportivo La Coruna 4-3 Paris St Germain

A hat-trick from substitute Walter Pandiani helped Deportivo Coruna come back from three goals down to clinch a sensational win over Paris St Germain in an astonishing Champions League group B clash.

The French side, leading after 55 minutes by a deflected strike from Augustine Okocha and a superbly taken double from Laurent Leroy, appeared certain to keep alive their hopes of a quarter-final place with victory over the Spanish champions.

Deportivo, inspired by substitutes Pandiani and Diego Tristan, came roaring back at them, though, to become only the second side in the history of the Champions League to recover from three goals down to win.

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A bullet header from Pandiani on 57 minutes put them back in touch and three minutes later Tristan's near-post header with his first touch of the ball made it 2-3.

The Uruguayan struck the equaliser on 76 minutes as he took advantage of a brilliant flick on from Roy Makaay and he completed a hat-trick of headers with six minutes to go with a near-post flick from a corner.

The result knocked PSG out of the competition and took Deportivo up to second in the group. A draw in their final game at AC Milan next week would be enough to take them through to the quarter-finals.

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D Coruna: Molina, Manuel Pablo, Donato, Naybet, Mauro Silva, Emerson, Victor, Djalminha, Fran, Makaay, Romero. Subs: Songo'o, C.Martin Villar Cesar, Capdevilla, Scaloni, Valeron, Tristan, Pandiani.

PSG: Letizi, Mendy, Dehu, Distin, Ducrocq, Arteta, Benarbia, Okocha, Anelka, Aliou Cisse, Algerino. Subs: Casagrande, Rabesandratana, Okpara, Luccin, Yanovski, Madar, Leroy.

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)