A second-half goal by defender Nuno Mendes earned Paris St Germain a 2-1 win at Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday but rivals Benfica topped Group H thanks to more away goals scored in all games.
Match Report
Benfica thrashed Maccabi Haifa 6-1 in the other group game and the Portuguese and French teams ended level on 14 points, having drawn their two head-to-heads 1-1 and with a goal difference of nine.
Mbappe broke the deadlock in Turin in the 13th minute when he received the ball from Leo Messi and dodged through Juve's defence to unleash a low shot inside the far post.
Juventus levelled shortly before halftime after Juan Cuadrado sent the ball into the six-yard box with a diving header and defender Leonardo Bonucci tapped it in for an equaliser.
PSG sealed the win in the 69th minute when Mbappe found Mendes with an excellent cross between two Juve players for the substitute to score within one minute of coming on.
Juventus secured the Europa League spot, finishing third on three points.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
8' Locatelli's long shot wide out
12' GOAL! Juventus 0-1 PSG (Mbappe)
22' Cuadrado's long shot wide out
33' Messi's shot too straight
38' GOAL! Juventus 1-1 PSG (Bonucci)
45' Yellow Card! Milik booked
60' Mbappe's shot too straight
68' GOAL! Juventus 1-2 PSG (Nuno Mendes)
78' OFFSIDE! Locatelli’s goal disallowed
Line-ups
Juventus XI: Bonucci, Szczesny, Cuadrado, Sandro, Kostic, Milik, Rabiot, Locatelli, Nicolò Fagioli, Fabio Miretti, Federico Gatti
Subs: Pinsoglio, Perin, Rugani, Chiesa, Tommaso Barbieri, Enzo Barrenechea, Matías Soulé
PSG XI: Messi, Ramos, Verratti, Marquinhos, Bernat, Fabian Ruiz, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Soler, Hakimi, Vitinha
Subs: Sarabia, Alexandre Letellier, Danilo Pereira, Rico, R.Sanches, Mukiele, Nuno Mendes, Hugo Ekitiké, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Warren Zaïre-Emery
UyiGentle
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📊 Players involved in most goals this season: 🇦🇷 Messi: 2️⃣6️⃣ 🇳🇴 Haaland: 2️⃣5️⃣ 🐐🤯
DilipBiswas
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✅PSG want to extend contract. ✅Barca want Messi back again. ✅Man City interested to sign. ✅Chelsea interested to sign. ✅Inter Miami interested to sign. At the age of 35, Lionel Messi still the most demandable player in the world.😱🔥 Meanwhile, someone is getting rejected 7 times in a single season. No one wants that Tap in master. That guy is now struggling in Europa League.🫠 #followformore
Benxe
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Incredible situation in Group H: ▶ The same amount of points (14). ▶ The same goal difference (+9). ▶ The same head-to-head record. ▶ The same amount of goals scored (16). Benfica ends first in the group ahead PSG because they scored more goals away from home. 🤯
eggosa91
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MESSI THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD 👽👌
eggosa91
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unstoppable mbãppe 😑 ⚽ 🏃.........⚡⚡
ruoamoprsu
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I must admit Messi was so off it today
Fluxxx
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Who missed his presence in that midfield today ?? Neymar ❤️ 💯
Amgnonijunior
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Anytime Juventus defenders see Mbappe coming towards them.😆😆 👇👇
eggosa91
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we all can agree me miss nêymár Jr in picth today 😔
AnwarJemil
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well done boys...hard game but we winn...
Chiratopher
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Keep update with this website for latest GIF: https://bit.ly/3UnNeuC
Nuadeklpsy
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Messi was clearly off today. but what clearly separates him from every other player in the world is on his off day he still provides an assist and is called off because he is compared with his usual standards. his off day is better than the best day of most players, including IG man😹😹
Austinpowers
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🚨| BREAKING: Lionel Messi fell down in training earlier today and was taken to the hospital and was discovered to have a disease known as THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
UyiGentle
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📊 Players involved in most goals this season: 🇦🇷 Messi: 2️⃣6️⃣ 🇳🇴 Haaland: 2️⃣5️⃣ 🐐🤯
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Wow 40 - At 23 years, 10 months and 13 days, Kylian Mbappé is now the youngest player to score 40 goals in UEFA Champions League history, overtaking Lionel Messi (24 years, four months and eight days in November 2011)
D10S_LM10
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your papa is gay typical brainless penaldog fans
Leave him alone dude... He is Ronaldo fan.. They don't know anything except goal in football.. 😂
RasaqKazeem
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✅PSG want to extend contract. ✅Barca want Messi back again. ✅Man City interested to sign. ✅Chelsea interested to sign. ✅Inter Miami interested to sign. At the age of 35, Lionel Messi still the most demandable player in the world.😱🔥 Meanwhile, someone is getting rejected 7 times in a single season. No one wants that Tap in master. That guy is now struggling in Europa League.🫠 #followformore
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At age of 35 cr7 were the best player in Italy and the highest goals scorer.and messi can never be best player of farmer league not to talk of the highest goal scorer
arnb
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✅PSG want to extend contract. ✅Barca want Messi back again. ✅Man City interested to sign. ✅Chelsea interested to sign. ✅Inter Miami interested to sign. At the age of 35, Lionel Messi still the most demandable player in the world.😱🔥 Meanwhile, someone is getting rejected 7 times in a single season. No one wants that Tap in master. That guy is now struggling in Europa League.🫠 #followformore
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bro he is 38 now 3years later,messi will also be in his position..mark my words