Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope was hailed for making the 'save of his life' to protect his side's narrow 1-0 lead in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain.<br /><br />Pope was called into action in the second half as PSG chased an equalizer after Alexander Isak put the Premier League side ahead at the Parc des Princes.<br /><br />PSG looked to have leveled the match as Bradley Barcola turned Kylian Mbappe's cross goalwards.<br /><br />Pope produced an astonishing reaction save, with the Newcastle goalkeeper blocking from close range to turn the shot around the post.<br /><br />The Newcastle goalkeeper was lauded by TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher and co-commentator Ally McCoist for the stop. <br /><br /><br />'What a save Nick Pope. A brilliant save from Nick Pope, one of the saves of his life to deny Barcola, brilliant,' Fletcher said.<br /><br />McCoist added: ‘That’s unbelievable. All day it is a goal. What a save that is. <br /><br />'It is a brilliant play on the right-hand side by Mbappe, but he has to score Barcola, he must score.<br /><br />'An amazing save from Nick Pope. Astonishing.'<br /><br />Fletcher admitted he had already been preparing to update fans on the possible group permutations of a PSG equaliser, until Pope's superb intervention. <br /><br />‘That is an astonishing stop, I was just preparing to say what Newcastle would have to do from this point,' he said.<br /><br />'There was no way Pope was meant to save that.’<br /><br />Pope was eventually beaten as PSG controversially rescued a late draw through Kylian Mbappe's stoppage-time penalty.<br /><br />The hosts leveled from the spot after Tino Livramento was harshly adjudged to have handled in the area after the ball struck the defender's elbow.<br /><br />Mbappe's late penalty keeps PSG second in the group, with Newcastle now needing to beat AC Milan and favor from Borussia Dortmund to stand a chance of reaching the knock-out stages.
