PSG 1-1 Benfica: Mario canceles out Mbappe's goal with both sides set to qualify

Kylian Mbappe put the drama surrounding his future to one side by opening the scoring for PSG against Benfica, but Joao Mario's second-half penalty was enough to earn the visitors a point in Paris.

Match Report

Mbappe, who reportedly wants to leave the Parc des Princes in January amid tensions with the club's hierarchy, struck first from the penalty spot five minutes before half-time after Juan Bernat was brought down inside the box.

But when Marco Verratti felled Rafa Silva in the area with 25 minutes remaining, Mario converted the equaliser to leave both sides on eight points and in touching distance of the knockout stages following Juventus' defeat against Maccabi Haifa.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

20' Yellow Card! Otamendi booked

38' Penalty Goal! PSG 1-0 Benfica (Mbappe)

42' Yellow Card! Mario booked

51' Mbappe's shot wide out

61' Penalty Goal! PSG 1-1 Benfica (Mario)

86' Disallowed! Mbappe scores but the goal is offside

Line-ups

PSG XI: Ramos, Verratti, Neymar, Sarabia, Danilo Pereira, Marquinhos, Bernat, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Vitinha

Subs: Navas, Rico, Mukiele, Fabian Ruiz, Soler, Hugo Ekitiké, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Ismaël Gharbi, Warren Zaïre-Emery

Benfica XI: Otamendi, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Alejandro Grimaldo, Mario, Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, Florentino, Alexander Bah, Gonçalo Ramos, Enzo Fernández, António Silva

Subs: Draxler, Helton Leite, Brooks, Gilberto, Diogo Gonçalves, Mihailo Ristić, Rodrigo Pinho, Chiquinho, G.Dias, Petar Musa, João Victor, Henrique Araújo