Still all to play for!

The context
At 'half-time' in the double-header with Napoli - to paraphrase Thomas Tuchel - Paris Saint-Germain had no 'get out of jail free' card. For the club's 100th UEFA Champions League game, they were back in Italy 18 years later with an XXL challenge facing them: beat the Azzurri, unbeaten in three matches in the competition (1 win, 2 draws)...

The key moments
In the San Paolo cauldron, Tuchel opted for the same starting XI that had played so well against Lille on Friday. Set up 3-4-3, Paris Saint-Germain had aggression in the middle of the park and the ability to make themselves felt at both ends of the pitch. Two bursts from Neymar Jr (16', 19') set the tone going forward, and Kylian Mbappé went close to David Ospina's top corner (23'). Their technical quality and willingness to work for the shirt meant a reward would surely come - it did: Mbappé setting up Bernat (0-1, 45+2') seconds before the half-time interval. Mbappé has now been involved in 17 goals in his last 18 UEFA Champions League games, and this strike not only gave Paris the lead in Italy, but also took them to the top of the group.

The passion in the stands fuelled a home revolt after the break, but Gigi Buffon stood firm, denying Dries Mertens (51', 52') and Fabian Ruiz (58'). The legendary Italian goalkeeper could do nothing, however, as Lorenzo Insigne levelled from the penalty spot (1-1, 60'). The game was in the balance, but despite the introduction of Edinson Cavani (77') - back on his former stomping ground - and another attempt by Mbappé (85'), the scoreline wouldn't budge. At the final whistle, Paris find themselves still a point behind Napoli in a group where Crvena Zvezda's 2-0 win over Liverpool has thrown things wide open.

A Parisian in the match: Gigi Buffon
After getting a rock star's welcome from the San Paolo, the 2006 FIFA World Cup winner gave a smash-hit of a performance. His two stops from Mertens early in the second half were good, his reflex save from Ruiz was even better. And he wasn't far off keeping Insigne's penalty out either...

The word: Penalty
After having weathered the Napoli storm, Paris had to bow to a spot-kick, but they should have had one of their own for a flagrant foul on Juan Bernat that went unpunished in the second half.

Coming up
The Rouge-et-Bleu will put their European challenge on hold for three weeks before the encounter with Liverpool on 28 November. Ligue 1 is now the focus, with Monaco (19th) the next challenge on Sunday (21:00CET). A 13th win from as many league matches this season will be the target in the principality.