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END OF MATCH
With two goals from the penalty spot, Mbappé and João Mário scored and led the tie in Paris, which closes the gap between PSG and Benfica to the round of 16!
44'
Substitution in PSG: Mbappé left and Carlos Soler entered.
41'
Double substitution in PSG: out came Vitinha and Bernat for the entry of Mukiele and Fabian Ruiz. The next move, a corner kick from the right, Neymar deflected to Mbappé, who arrived with a volley into the back of the goal, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
38'
Yellow for Gilberto, for a push on Mbappé in the attack field.
32'
Triple substitution in Benfica: Gonçalo Ramos, Rafa Silva and Florentino left for Draxler, Diogo Gonçalves and Rodrigo Pinho.
29'
PSG substitution: Pablo Sarabia is out and Ekitike is in.
23'
Yellow for Enzo Fernandez, for lifting Neymar in the midfield.
18'
Substitution at PSG: out went Bah and in came Gilberto.
18' GOAL FOR BENFICA
João Mário hit the ball high, on the right, with no chance for Donnarumma to get to the ball, going out to the left corner, tying the match!
17' PENALTY
Verratti tried a cart to steal the ball but only hit Rafa Silva's foot, who was inside the area, who still received a yellow in addition to making the maximum penalty after the VAR review. João Mário on the ball!
6'
Mbappé received on the left, hit a cross and sent it to the left side of the goal, out, missing a great chance to increase the score!
SECOND HALF STARTS
Gonçalo Ramos makes his first touch on the ball, and the match kicks off into the second half!
Teams on the pitch!
The players return to the field to start the second half of the match. Both teams return unchanged for the second half.
END OF FIRST HALF
With a goal from Mbappé, PSG beat Benfica and seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League!
45'
Neymar found Mbappé in the box, who hit hard, but in the hands of Vlachodimos.
39' GOAL FOR PSG
Mbappé hit it firmly, in the right corner, with no chance for Vlachodimos, who came out to the left, opening the score in Paris!
37' PENALTY
Bernat received the ball on the end line and was brought down while dribbling, getting the maximum penalty! Mbappé on the ball!
34'
Pablo Sarabia hit it hard, low and in the hands of Vlachoduimos in the middle of the goal.
29'
Now the yellow went to Sarabia, for a bicycle attempt, which hit Grimaldo in the face.
21'
Yellow for Otamendi, for bringing down Mbappé on the counter-attack, on the edge of the area. Neymar took the free-kick and hit the barrier.
16'
Rafa Silva risked his shot from inside the area, but it went over the goal.
HERE WE GO
Mbappé makes the first touch on the ball and it rolls into the first half of the match that counts for a place in the round of 16!
Champions League Anthem
Now the Champions anthem is played before the ball starts to roll!
Teams on the pitch
The teams take the field to start the match!
In the other game...
And with the result of Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Juventus, this game is already worth qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League for whoever wins!
Mbappé!
And today's bombshell was Mbappé. According to sources inside PSG, the striker is unhappy with how he is being used in the team. In addition, there are rumors that Mbappé wants to leave Paris already in the window of the end of the year.
Warm-up
The players take to the field to begin their warm-up exercises.
Benfica lined-up!
Benfica is lined-up and will take the field with:
PSG lined-up!
PSG is lined-up and will take the field with:
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What time is PSG vs Benfica match for Champions League?
This is the start time of the game PSG vs Benfica of 11th October 2022 in several countries:
Argentina: 4PM in Star+, Fox Sports Argentina
Bolivia: 3PM in Star+, ESPN
Brazil: 4PM in SBT, TNT, HBO Max
Chile: 3PM in Star+, Fox Sports 1 Chile
Colombia: 2PM in Star+, ESPN
Ecuador: 2PM in Star+
USA (ET): 3PM in ViX, Paramount+
Spain: 7PM in Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones
Mexico: 2PM PM in HBO Max, TNT Sports
Paraguay: 4PM in Star+, ESPN
Peru: 2PM in Star+, ESPN
Uruguay: 4PM in Star+, ESPN
Venezuela: 3PM in Star+, ESPN
Referee
Michael Oliver will be the match referee, with assistant referees Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett, and Stuart Attwell in charge of VAR, with the whole team coming from England.
Probable Benfica
Benfica's probable team for the match is: Vlachodimos, Bah, Silva, Otamendi and Grimaldo; Florentino, Enzo Fernández, Draxler, Rafa Silva and João Mário; Gonçalo Ramos.
Probable PSG
The probable PSG team for the match is: Donnarumma, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, and Danilo; Hakimi, Vitinha, Verratti, and Bernat; Pablo Sarabia, Mbappé, and Neymar.
Injuries
Christophe Galtier will not be able to use the injured Messi, Nuno Mendes, Renato Sanches and Kimpembe. Roger Schmidt also has problems, missing the injured David Neres, Lucas Veríssimo and Morato.
Roger Schmidt
Roger Schmidt spoke about the difficulty of the match and about Messi being out of the match: "It is very difficult to beat them, but we learned [last week] that we need to have a high level of performance, very good connections between the players and always work together. In terms of tactics and mentality, we have to be at the highest level. The key is also to believe in ourselves. It's a new game with a new story, we have to be ready for maybe a different game. However, it will certainly be against a very strong opponent. Having extra energy for the game because a certain player is injured is the wrong approach. For me, Lionel Messi is still the best player in the world. Of course, PSG's approach may be different if he doesn't play, but they are a world-class team and have other fantastic players. We have to focus on ourselves."
Vitinha
Vitinha spoke about the first match, in Portugal, and about the will to win: "It is complicated to say what we missed in the first half. We shouldn't have let Benfica do things. I hope to have the same Benfica tomorrow. We want to win. Benfica has a good collective with a good dynamic. They have a DNA with high pressure. We are ready."
Galtier
Before the match Galtier was categorical when talking about the pressure at PSG: "If we are nervous, it is linked to the last match, it is not linked to the pressure at the club."
Group H
PSG leads group H, tied with Benfica, where both have seven points. Juventus have three points, in third position, while Maccabi Haifa have no points in the competition. In Ligue 1 PSG leads the way with 26 points won, one above Lorient, three ahead of Olympique and five ahead of Lens. In the Premier League Benfica leads with 25 points, three above Porto and six above Braga.
Last Matches: Benfica
Besides the draw with PSG in the Champions League, Benfica comes to this game with a draw and a win. The draw was an away goalless draw with Vitoria on Saturday (01). After that, on Saturday (8), the victory was at home, over Rio Ave, by 4-2, with Fábio Conceição opening the scoring for the visitors, then Gonçalo Ramos, twice, Jhonatan, against, and Musa scored to turn the match, while Gonçalo Rodrigues cashed in the end of the match.
Last Matches: PSG
PSG comes from two draws and one win to this game. The victory was over Nice, 2-1, on Saturday (01), with Messi opening the scoring, Labord equalizing and Mbappé scoring the winning goal, at home. After that PSG visited Benfica for the Champions League and drew 1-1 on Wednesday (5), with Messi opening the scoring and Danilo, against, equalizing the match. Finally, last Saturday (8), the draw was 0-0 away from home against Reims.
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