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 Paris Saint-Germain secured a spot in the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday.

PSG was second in Group A
with 12 points, one behind leader FC Porto with a game to spare. Dynamo
was third on four points and will move on to the Europa League.

Ezequiel Lavezzi scored both goals.

The
Argentine struck in the closing minute of the first half with a lob
from the right side and an assist from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Seven minutes
into the second half, Lavezzi was alert to convert a quick pass in the
box for his second strike after defender Yevhen Khacheridi’s back pass
to the goalkeeper rolled short.

“It was a tough game at the start
and it took us time to adapt but in the second half we began to feel
better and succeeded,” PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “There were tough
moments, but we made quick adjustments throughout the game.”

Early
on Dynamo often won the exchanges and put PSG under pressure in all
four corners of the pitch. Before eventually taking control, PSG
responded by trying to outmuscle Dynamo, which landed the French side
with three yellow cards in a seven-minute span of the first half.

Dynamo’s chances came mostly in the half.

After
Miguel Veloso’s free kick went wide in the 21st minute, he forced PSG
goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu to dive to deflect another attempt a minute
later.

Sirigu couldn’t control a header in the 25th and the
rebound fell kindly for Denys Garmash, who’s rushed shot from close
range sailed over the crossbar.

By the 70th, Dynamo’s chances went
from set-pieces to relying on long-range efforts with a fall-off in
continuity. PSG overcame its slow start and started looking more
dangerous, bolstered by its two goals.

“We had the advantage. Look
at the stats — we had nine shots on target they had three,” Dynamo Kyiv
coach Oleg Blokhin said. “It wasn’t all PSG and no Dynamo.”