UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain vs Benfica, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • 39': Kylian Mbappé (P)
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1 - 1
  • 62': João Mário (P)

Kylian Mbappe scores but PSG held to draw by Benfica

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Benfica in their Champions League Group H clash on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 1': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Benfica. Alexander Bah tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 4': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 13': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 13': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 14': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 18': Offside, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos tries a through ball, but João Mário is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 21': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 25': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 29': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 37': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha tries a through ball, but Danilo Pereira is caught offside.
  • 38': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by António Silva (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 43': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 43': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 44': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 45'+3': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 0.
  • 47': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 47': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a headed pass.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 59': Penalty Benfica. Rafa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 61': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
  • 64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 65': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 67': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
  • 69': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 73': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
  • 73': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 75': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 77': Substitution, Benfica. Rodrigo Pinho replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces Rafa.
  • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Florentino.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 83': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 83': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Gilberto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Juan Bernat.
  • 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Vitinha.
  • 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 86': Hand ball by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 87': Offside, Benfica. Odysseas Vlachodimos tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Pinho is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica).
  • 89': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 90': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
  • 90'+2': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 5
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 0
38.1 Possession 61.9
7 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
317 Accurate Passes 560
381 Passes 622
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 39
29 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 2
20 Effective Tackles 10
29 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 4
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,435

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 6 +6 12
2 FC Porto 6 +7 12
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 -2 9
4 Antwerp 6 -11 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
5 Marquinhos
15 Danilo Pereira
4 Sergio Ramos
6 Marco Verratti Yellow Card
17 Vitinha
14 Juan Bernat
2 Achraf Hakimi
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
19 Pablo Sarabia Yellow Card

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
66 António Silva
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
6 Alexander Bah
27 Rafa Silva
13 Enzo Fernández Yellow Card
61 Florentino Luís Yellow Card
88 Goncalo Ramos
8 Fredrik Aursnes
20 João Mário Yellow Card

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