Nuno Mendes scored the winning goal within moments of coming on as a second-half substitute as Paris Saint-Germain beat Juventus 2-1 in Turin on Wednesday but the French side missed out on the top spot in Champions League Group H in dramatic fashion to a rampant Benfica.
A Goncalo Ramos headed opener for the Portuguese side was cancelled out by a Tjaronn Chery penalty in the 26th minute, but Petar Musa put Benfica back ahead just before the hour.
Alex Grimaldo, from a free-kick, and Rafa Silva added further goals and Henrique Araujo made it five in the 88th minute before Joao Mario sealed a sensational win in the second added minute. That goal proved crucial — Benfica and PSG finished tied on points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored. Benfica topped the group thanks to their greater number of goals scored away from home.
“We have qualified, and we did the job to finish first. It wasn’t to be but that’s football,” Mbappe told broadcaster Canal Plus.Kindly share this story: All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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