At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 6, Group H, Round 3 of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League group stage, Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain challenged Portuguese Premier League giants Benfica away. In the first half, Messi broke the deadlock with a goal and scored in six consecutive games for club and national team, with Danilo Pereira equalising with a ball; In the second half, Neymar hit the crossbar and neither team scored again. In the end, Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 away to Benfica, and the two teams were in the top two places in the group.
Paris beat Maccabi Haifa and Juventus in the first two rounds of the Champions League, with Benfica also winning two games against these two teams. In the last round of the Portuguese Premier League, Benfica was forced to draw by Guimarães, ending an 18-game winning streak in all competitions. The trident in Paris is still Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, with Ramos at the back.
In the 8th minute, Benfica counter-attacked, Gonzalo Ramos hit the right side of the box under the interference of Marquinhos, and Donnarumma saved the ball. In the 14th minute, Benfica counter-attacked, Gonzalo Ramos shot from outside the box and Donnarumma saved the ball again.
In the 18th minute, Rafa Silva sent a direct cross in front of the box, Neres received the ball and shot at the right side of the box, and Donnarumma single-handedly slapped the ball out.
In the 22nd minute, Paris Greater took the lead, the front trident played a match, Messi in front of the left side of the direct pass, Mbappe stopped the ball to the left, Neymar in the middle of the pass back, the front of the Messi on the line of the big penalty area left foot shot, the ball straight to the dead corner of the goal, Paris 1-0 lead Benfica.
In the 37th minute, Benfica's tactical corner kick drove into the box, Neres received the ball and then crossed to the middle, followed by Antonio Silva to push the ball into the middle and Donnarumma once again single-handedly saved the ball.
In the 42nd minute, Benfica equalized and a cross from the left side of the field was hoisted into the box, Gonzalo Ramos grabbed a nod in the middle of the box, the ball hit Danilo Pereira and flew into the net, Benfica 1-1 Paris. At the end of the first half, the two teams temporarily drew a draw.
In the 49th minute, Mendes crossed from the left side of the penalty area, the Benfica defender was not far away, the ball fell in front of Ashraf, the latter end shot was saved, and Neymar's back barb hit the crossbar.
In the 55th minute, Paris received a free kick in front of the goal in front of the box, Neymar shot directly and vigorously, and the goalkeeper single-fisted the ball out.
In the 61st minute, Messi advanced with the ball in the middle and split the ball to the right, and the unguarded Ashraf shot from a small angle, and the goalkeeper saved the ball. In the 67th minute, Benfica's free-kick from the left side of the field was driven into the penalty area, Otamendi grabbed the point and the ball touched his shoulder and flew out of the bottom line.
In the 69th minute, Messi dribbled the ball across Mbappe, who fired a right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and the Benfica goalkeeper flew to save the ball.
In the 81st minute, Benfica counter-attacked after a midfield steal, Rafa Silva took the ball over, shrugged off two defenders and pushed in the box, and Donnarumma used his body to block the ball. Subsequently, Messi was replaced by Saravia.
In the 93rd minute, Neymar drove a corner kick from the left, the Benfica defender's header was cleared, and Fabian Ruiz outside the box met the ball and the ball was high.
In the end, the match ended with Paris Saint-Germain drawing 1-1 away to Benfica.