Shinji Kagawa struck the winner as J-League top-division side Cerezo Osaka claimed a 3-2 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain in an international club friendly Friday.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United attacker received the ball on the edge of the box before curling into the top right corner in the 79th minute at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka, beating the French champions who kept their Brazilian star Neymar on the bench.
PSG, who left Kylian Mbappe out of their preseason tour to Japan, led in the 17th minute when Warren Zaire-Emery's cross from the left was tapped home in the air by Hugo Ekitike.
Cerezo leveled five minutes later after two PSG defenders failed to deal with a long ball, letting Jordy Croux run behind and guide his effort into the left bottom corner.
PSG restored the advantage four minutes into the second half when an outrageous backheel from Ekitike released Vitinha, who fired high into the net from inside the box.
Cerezo, who made a wholesale change at the break with Kagawa introduced, leveled again in the 67th minute when their press forced another PSG mistake. The ball fell inside the box for Sota Kitano, who smashed his half-volley low past Gianluigi Donnarumma before Kagawa sealed the tie in front of a crowd of 32,430.
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