In front of the result after a collective gem concluded by Lionel Messi, he joined Paris Saint-Germain just before the break from Benfica on Wednesday evening with an own goal from Danilo Pereira (1-1).
Match: 1-1
Unbeaten after the first two days of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica failed to make the decision on Wednesday night at Stade da Luz (1-1). The two teams will meet again in six days at the Parc des Princes to try once again to identify a single leader in this group H.
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From the start, the Parisians were pressed very high, and gradually ceded the ball to the Lisbon people. But also monopolizing opportunities. Thus, it was Gonzalo Ramos, who set off at the rear, who launched the hostilities by forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma to meet him (8th place). After another attempt by the Eagles striker (14), it was David Neres’ turn to force the Italian goalkeeper to work a powerful shot away from the middle in the area (18).
After PSG dominated, he opened the scoring at his first chance. What a goal! At the end of a three-way sequence with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, Lionel Messi sent a superb, uncontrolled shot into the net From Odisseas Vlachodimos. Returning to the match after this feat against the course of play, the Parisians returned to their trap at the end of the first half. After a new show at close range against young Antonio Silva (37), Donnarumma finally lost on a cross from Enzo Fernandez Captured by… Danilo Pereira (41, CSC).
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Logically, the Parisians were taken back by the Portuguese, and the Parisians could (should they?) finish this first act in numerical superiority after a fatal foul by Fernandez on Marco Verratti’s ankle for which he was given a yellow card only. When they came back from the locker room, PSG came back with better intentions. Four minutes after the start of the second half, Neymar, after a rebound from a Hakimi shot that was saved by Flashodemos, found the crossbar with a bicycle performance (49th place). Like Donnarumma in the first period, the Greek goalkeeper saved his team several times during the second, like this shot from Mbappe that ran into the opposite manor (69).
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Player: Mujahid Ramos
Established on the right side of the defense at 3 from Paris Saint-Germain, the super-experienced Sergio Ramos suffered from the Portuguese’s very intense pressure. At the start of the match, the Spaniard made a few mistakes, such as this attempt to overthrow Danilo Pereira, who ended up taking a corner kick. But the most indicative act to illustrate the difficulties faced by the former Real on Wednesday evening is this solitary rush by Rafa Silva at the end of the match, at the end of which he faced the Portuguese midfielder, who came back strong in the Paris region, Donnarumma.
