Marco Verratti will be cursing his luck this evening after scoring a freak own-goal during PSG’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Arsenal this evening.
Although the result leaves his side in pole position in group A, they could take taken all three points from the contest had the ball not cannoned off him and into is own net in the second half.
2-1 ARSENAL!!! VERRATTI!!! #COYG pic.twitter.com/ELs2qsKUg4
— The Arsenal Blog (@The_ArsenalBlog) November 23, 2016
Believe it or not, the Italian has previous scoring this type of own-goal. He scored a staggeringly similar one against Sant-Ettiene in October 2015.
Homenaje de Verratti a Funes Mori a dos años del gol en contra del ex River vs Racing. pic.twitter.com/h5r47s8QoY
— MartínJiménezGuerra (@MGJG23) November 23, 2016
The PSG midfield maestro ought to be more careful when tracking back into his own penalty area. You never know what might happen.