Marquinhos rescues PSG in Lille thriller, 2-2

Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos scored deep into stoppage time to snatch a scarcely-deserved 2-2 draw at Lille on Friday as the Ligue 1 champions ‌continued to struggle after their opening weekend draw against Rennes.

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes due to a problem with the ticketing system at the stadium, but when the game eventually got underway both sides wasted no time getting on the ⁠attack.

Achraf Hakimi flashed an early shot wide for the visitors and Olivier Giroud forced a save from PSG keeper Matvey Safonov.

After their poor 2-2 draw against Rennes, things went from bad to worse for PSG when Lille took the lead in the 21st minute as Icelandic playmaker Hakon Arnar Haraldsson latched on to a brilliant reverse pass from Giroud and curled an unstoppable shot past Safonov.

Lille top the standings on four points from their opening two games, with PSG sixth on two points after their latest great escape.

However, Liverpool have finalised an agreement to sign French forward Bradley Barcola from European champions Paris St Germain in a deal worth up to EUR£123 million (US$166.43m), ‌media reports said on Saturday, with the 23-year-old set to become the latest high-profile addition to Andoni Iraola's squad.

The 20-times English champions will pay a package worth £106 million, with add-ons potentially rising to £17 million, for Barcola, the BBC ⁠said. The Athletic reported that he is set to sign a five-year contract.

Reuters has contacted Liverpool and PSG for comment.

He ⁠made 152 appearances across all competitions for PSG, scoring 39 goals and supplying 37 assists.

He had two years remaining on his PSG contract.

Liverpool's attacking options currently include ⁠British record signing Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, Rio Ngumoha and Munoz as the Merseyside club adjusts to life after talisman Mohamed ⁠Salah's departure. Forward Hugo Ekitike is also sidelined with a long-term injury.

Liverpool host Nottingham Forest later on Saturday.