Paris win 2-1 against Juventus but lose the lead of their group

Paris-Saint-Germain won this Wednesday, November 2, 2 to 1, at Juventus stadium in Turin, for the sixth and last day of the Champions League. He was qualified even before playing this match but the objective was to win to stay ahead of the group. He won but finally finished second because of Benfica’s big win.

Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 13th minute and gave PSG the lead. Juventus then equalized through Leonardo Bonucci in the 39th minute. In the second half, PSG finally went back in front thanks to a goal from Nuno Mendes, in the 69th, served by Kylian Mbappé.

Before this match, the Parisians were first in Pool H but tied with Benfica Lisbon, so Paris had to win against Juventus to keep the top of the group and it was also necessary for Benfica not to win, or for the Portuguese to win. not too far ahead of Maccabi Haifa. Benfica finally won 6-1 and therefore passed the Parisians. Benfica and Paris are actually level but Benfica scored one more away goal, giving them an advantage.

It is therefore a bad operation for Paris which will not have a small advantage for the round of 16 and will not receive a so-called weaker team in the return match.

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