French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fought back to survive a scare as they fell behind to Israeli club Maccabi Haifa before their big three found the back of the net to hand them victory.
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| Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players celebrate 3-1 triumph over Maccabi Haifa at the Sammy Offer Stadium, Haifa, Israel. Photo: @PSG_English |
🔝🏆@KMbappe is the 𝗠𝗩𝗣 of the match ❤️💙#𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗣𝗦𝗚 pic.twitter.com/LikJ5sqNSl
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 14, 2022
The Israeli side enjoyed their lead for just eight minutes, and Lionel Messi perfectly converted Kylian Mbappe’s assist to level for PSG.
FULL-TIME: @mhfootballclub 1⃣-3⃣ @PSG_English
⚽️ Messi 37′
⚽️ @KMbappe 69′
⚽️ @neymarjr 88′Three goals and three @ChampionsLeague points!
🟥🟦 #AllezParis pic.twitter.com/wYLPqCGxDg
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 14, 2022
Neymar sealed victory for PSG in the 88th minute after latching onto a long pass from Marco Veratti.
.@neymarjr so far this season:
❤️💙 Matches: 10
⚽️ Goals: 11
🅰️ Assists: 7— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 14, 2022
Italian side Juventus lost 1-2 inside the Allianz Stadium, Turin to Portuguese side Benfica despite taking an early lead in the 4th minute through Arkadiusz Milik.
João Mário equalized for Benfica in the 43rd minute and David Neres made it two for the visitors in the 55th minute.
