finally the revolt against Benfica? – viviennewestwoodstore

Paris Saint will host Benfica Lisbon on Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes as part of the 4th day of the group stage of the Champions League. The Parisian club needs a victory to reassure itself and get closer to first place in this group.

Hanging on to the first leg in Portugal (1-1) then in Reims this weekend in Ligue 1 (0-0), the champions of France will necessarily be expected at the turn during this second act against the Lisbon club. Any result other than a victory will this time be considered a poor performance for PSG, which absolutely wants to finish first in its group to avoid clubs like Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid from the round of 16. All these clubs are indeed very well launched in this competition. Benfica Lisbon, which dreams of a feat in the French capital, remains on a quiet victory against Rio Ave (4-2) this weekend and confirms its status as leader of the Portuguese championship.

The ideal scenario?

In the event of a perfect scenario, Christophe Galtier’s players could validate their ticket for the round of 16 on Tuesday evening. This would require a victory against the Portuguese club, combined with a defeat of Juventus Turin on the lawn of Maccabi Haifa. Even if the Old Lady will start as the favorite of this meeting, this Israeli team will not have much to lose and has already proven that it is capable of upsetting big teams like PSG on its ground (1-3 victory for the Parisians ) with his passionate audience.

Messi package

The bad news fell this Monday at the end of the morning for the Parisian club. Lionel Messi will not be available for the reception of Benfica Lisbon. Absent from training, the Argentinian international is not sufficiently recovered from his calf injury contracted in the first leg in Portugal and the medical staff do not want to take any risks. Its absence will inevitably be detrimental…