In the third round of Group H of the Champions League for the current season 2022-2023, Paris Saint-Germain will play Benfica, its Portuguese opponent, at nine today evening, Wednesday, at the “Al-Nour” stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain won the first and second games of their Champions League group, scoring five goals and allowed two, and currently sits atop Group H with six points.
While Benfica starts the game with an equal number of points and in second place in the eighth group, the current opponent’s challenger has a goal difference advantage after scoring four goals and receiving one goal.
The Group H standings will determine the outcome of today’s game, particularly because Benfica will be in the lead if they defeat Paris Saint-Germain due to playing at home and in front of their supporters.
Neymar da Silva, Kylian Mbappe, and Lionel Messi make comprise Paris Saint-ferocious Germain’s attacking trio. They are expected to break down Benfica’s defence, which is the strongest in the group thanks to the one goal he scored.
Renato Sanchez, a midfielder for Paris, was forced to leave the game against Nice after 16 minutes after entering the match because of a right thigh injury. He is not participating in today’s game.
After his thrilling glow, Lionel Messi has taken centre stage in Paris Saint-Germain games this year. The “flea” is the only player to have played in at least 90% of the team’s 12 official games this year across all competitions, and he is the only one to have accrued more than 1000 minutes of playing time.
While last year, at the same point as this season, Lionel Messi had only scored one goal, he now has seven goals, the last of which was a free kick in the match against Nice, his first in this manner with the squad. He also has eight assists.
The Benfica team previously played Paris Saint-Germain in 6 games throughout European competitions. The hosts defeated the Parisian club by winning three games, drawing one, and only dropping two games.
In their last two Champions League encounters, Benfica prevailed at home on December 10, 2013, by a score of two goals to one.
While Paris Saint-Germain defeated Benfica 3-0 in the previous meeting on October 2, 2013, the outcome of that matchup was different.
Benfica visits Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
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