Paris Saint-Germain fell to a 1-1 draw against Benfica, in the third round of Group H in the European Champions League.
Sharjah 24 – Asaad Khalil:
Benfica tied Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 in the third round of Group H in the European Champions League.
Paris Saint-Germain raised its score to 7 points, to share the lead with Benfica, who has the same balance of points, while Juventus is in third place with 3 points, and Maccabi Haifa is at the bottom of the standings without a balance of points.
In the first match, Paris Saint-Germain advanced through Lionel Messi in the 22nd minute, before his colleague Danilo Pereira scored the equalizer for Benfica by mistake in his team’s goal in the 42nd minute.
For his part, Italian Juventus regained its balance, and achieved its first victory in the group after losing the first two matches, at the expense of the Israeli Maccabi Haifa 3-1.
Juventus advanced through Adrian Rabiot in the 35th minute, before Dusan Vlahovic added the second goal in the 50th minute, but Dean David scored the goal to reduce the difference for the Israeli team in the 75th minute.
In the 83rd minute, Rabiot scored his second and third goal for his team, to succeed in seizing his first 3 points in the group stage.