Benfica play host to Ligue 1 superpowers Paris Saint-Germain in UEFA Champions League action with the two sides leading the way in Group H.
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Champions Legaue action awaits football fans as Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain take on each other in Wednesday's Group H encounter at the Estadio da Luz.
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He came off as he was tired and a fresher teammate was a much better option at that moment," Galtier said to RMC Sport after the game. Neymar clipped the crossbar with a spectacular overhead kick while PSG looked set to take control but some less than resolute defending gave Benfica a chance to draw level. The two teams will meet again in Paris on Tuesday. The goal meant the Argentine superstar became the first player in Champions League history to score goals against 40 different opponents. [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernรกndez) touched off PSG defender [Danilo](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/344844/Danilo) and into the net.
Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Donnarumma were the pick of the bunch as PSG drew with Benfica in the Champions League.
Goalkeeper Donnarumma was kept busy throughout the 90 minutes but also played a key role to ensure the French champions avoided defeat and remain in a strong position to qualify for the last 16 thanks to this 1-1 draw. PSG remain unbeaten this season but so too are Benfica, and the Portuguese side threw plenty at the Ligue 1 champions in an entertaining encounter at a noisy Estadio da Luz. That's now 127 times the Argentine has netted in Europe's top competition.
Lionel Messi's goal for PSG was his first ever against Benfica. Advertisement. Paris Saint-Germain had to settle for a 1-1 draw ...
The hostsโ pressure paid off in the 41st minute after Enzo Fernandez was left unmarked on the left and had plenty of time to send a precise ball between two defenders. The Brazil forward gave it back to Messi, whose superb curled shot from the edge of the box found the top corner as goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos dived in vain. Not used to facing such a flood of attacking waves, PSG was constantly exposed. Juventus is in third place, four points off the pace, ahead of last-place Maccabi Haifa with zero. Under pressure, PSG simply could not hold onto the ball. But they kept trying.