In the Champions League Group H, PSG was surprised to lose the lead to Benfica at the last minute.
After PSG and Benfica’s last positions, which were the same as points, double goal difference, general average, scored and conceded, the question of who would be the leader began to be asked. It became official that the Portuguese team, Benfica, left the group as the leader due to the high number of away goals.
MBAPPE: “WE HAVE NO NEWS”
Making a statement after the Juvetus match, Kylian Mbappe said, “We were unaware of the situation while the match was being played. At the end of the match, a few people from the technical team tried to warn us. The important thing was to stay in the last 16, we succeeded. We did what was necessary for the leadership, but it did not happen. “We will play to win,” he said.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier said in his post-match statement on the subject, “We knew there was such a possibility, but I never thought it would happen. Congratulations to Benfica, who scored more away goals than us. We scored a lot with 14 points. We scored a goal less than Benfica. We will continue to play to beat all the teams we come across to go forward as much as possible,” he said.
In Group H, both PSG and Benfica’s two matches ended 1-1, and both teams have 14 points, 4 wins each, 16 goals scored and 9 goals conceded each. Benfica’s lead was carried by scoring 3 more goals away than Benfica and having a 6 away average.