Champions League: PSG beat Juventus but finished second in their group
Paris Saint-Germain French striker Kylian Mbappé, scorer against Juventus Turin in the Champions League, November 2, 2022. REUTERS - MASSIMO PINCA
Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) finished second in Group H of the Champions League behind Benfica Lisbon on November 2, 2022 in Turin, despite a 2-1 victory against Juventus.
PSG will know their opponent in the round of 16 on November 7.
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players can wince: by finishing second in Group H in the Champions League on November 2, 2022 in Turin, they risk a complicated round of 16 next February, against clubs like Bayern. Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid or Chelsea.
While waiting for the draw scheduled for November 7, the Parisians suffered against Turinese who were more convincing than in the first leg (2-1, September 6).
In the 13th minute, Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring with an individual feat.
Shifted to the left, the French striker resists the pulling of his jersey by defender Federico Gatti, before mystifying midfielder Manuel Locatelli with an outside hook, then lodging the ball in the back of the net with a curled shot: 0 -1.
A Mbappé not far from 2-0, half an hour into the game, with a floating shot that passes just above the frame (30th).
An enterprising Juventus
But, opposite, Juve is not left out and is dangerous on several occasions.
It was therefore not a feat when defender Leonardo Bonucci equalized in the 39th minute: the Italian threw himself on a cross that Parisian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumma, feverish on several occasions, could not intercept: 1-1.
In the second half, PSG struggled to translate their technical superiority.
He still has to rely on isolated action.
This time, it is the side Nuno Mendes, launched on the left by Mbappé, who scores with a cross shot (1-2, 69th).
The Italian club then throws all its forces to come back once again to the score.
But the champions of France hold on.
A result, however, not entirely satisfactory for them since, at the same time, Benfica Lisbon won 6-1 against Maccabi Haifa and secured first place in the standings.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2022-2023: RESULTS OF THE 6TH DAY
GROUP E: CHELSEA & AC MILAN QUALIFIED
Chelsea (England) – Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
2-1
AC Milan (Italy) – RB Salzburg (Austria)
4-0
GROUP F: REAL MADRID & RB LEIPZIG QUALIFIED
Real Madrid (Spain) – Celtic Glasgow (Scotland)
5-1
Shakhtior Donetsk (Ukraine) – RB Leipzig (Germany)
0-4
GROUP G: MANCHESTER CITY & BORUSSIA DORTMUND QUALIFIED
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) – Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
1-1
Manchester City (England) – Sevilla FC (Spain)
3-1
GROUP H: BENFICA & PARIS SG QUALIFIED
Maccabi Haifa (Israel) – Benfica Lisbon (Portugal)
1-6
Juventus Turin (Italy) – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
1-2
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