On Oct 5th, Paris Saint Germain and Benfica will play a match in Lisboa in a Champions League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Benfica is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Vitória SC. Neither Vitória SC nor Benfica could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Benfica looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Paris Saint Germain recorded a 2-1 win against Nice. Lionel Messi struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 29th minute, but Gaëtan Laborde got the equalizer for Nice in the 47th minute. Paris Saint Germain is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Paris Saint Germain is fortunate enough to have Kylian Mbappé in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Benfica’s most prolific scorer has been Rafa Silva. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches.