Benfica

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Maccabi Haifa 1-6 Benfica: Portuguese side pip PSG to top spot in ... (Daily Mail)

Benfica stunned Paris Saint-Germain after pipping them to the top of their Champions League group on the final matchday after thrashing Maccabi Haifa 6-1.

Benfica tied with PSG on head-to-head results, goal difference and goals scored. Benfica only pipped PSG to the top of the group on away goals following a list of tie breakers But they had scored scored three more away goals than PSG with nine in total. The win was enough to pip Paris Saint-Germain to top spot in the group by away goals The Portuguese side scored twice in the latter stages, with Joao Mario's strike in the second minute of stoppage time enough to secure top spot by away goals over the much fancied French champions. - But they had scored scored three more away goals than PSG with nine in total

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Benfica wins its group with 6-1 rout of Maccabi Haifa (The Washington Post)

Benfica has recorded its best group-stage campaign in the Champions League by routing Maccabi Haifa 6-1.

Benfica’s last defeat on the road was exactly one year ago when it lost 5-2 to Bayern Munich. “It’s an incredible feeling to score in the Champions League. Benfica and PSG were even on head-to-head games, number of goals scored in all group matches and goal difference overall.

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Champions League roundup: Benfica top group ahead of PSG (Aljazeera.com)

Benfica put six goals past Maccabi Haifa to claim the top spot in Group H ahead of PSG, as Real Madrid thrash Celtic.

Sterling curled the ball past two players in the box after latching onto a pass from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. In Group F’s other game, RB Leipzig saw off Shakhtar Donetsk with a convincing 0-4 win. Later in the first half, Hákon Haraldsson equalised, heading home from close range. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 13th minute with an exquisite strike. Aged 17 and 346 days, he beat the previous record set by Karim Benzema, who scored for Lyon at age 17 and 352 days in 2005. Locatelli would have a goal disallowed goal a few minutes later, ending what has been a lacklustre Champions League campaign for the Italian side.

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Benfica hammer Maccabi Haifa to win Group H, PSG finish 2nd (Anadolu Agency)

Lisbon club beat Israeli side 6-1, secure top spot on goals scored away from home - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. But six minutes later, Maccabi Haifa's Tjaronn Chery scored from the penalty spot to level the match. The two-legged Round of 16 will be played in February and March 2023. One of the big clubs in Group H, Juventus upset their fans as the Italian team came third with three points to continue in the UEFA Europa League this season. Both Benfica and PSG, Group H's best two clubs, reached the Champions League Round of 16, bagging 14 points each in six matches. UEFA confirmed that the Lisbon club secured the top place in the group on goals scored away from home.

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