PSG will take on Benfica in a match that might significantly impact the teams who advance from the group, the giants are set to square off at Parc des Princes.

PSG will look to maintain their lead in Group H when they play Benfica at Parc des Princes on Tuesday evening. Leo Messi was out as the Les Parisiens struggled in a scoreless draw with Reims over the weekend.

Benfica, on the other hand, defeated Rio Ave at the weekend with a straightforward score of 4-2; however, they will face far more difficult challenges in the “City of Lights”.

Date and kickoff time 

Tuesday, October 11th 2022

UK (BST) 8:00 PM

CEST: 9:00 PM

Eastern Time: 03:00 PM

Central Time: 02:00 PM

Mountain Time: 01:00 PM

Pacific Time: 12:00 PM

Gulf Standard Time: 11:00 PM

Indian Standard Time: 12:30 AM midnight October 12th 2022.

PSG vs Benfica live stream and TV channel

UK and Ireland: BT Sport 5, BTSport.com, BT Sport App

US: Paramount+, ViX

Australia: Stan Sport

Canada: DAZN

Egypt: beIN Sports Premium 3, beIN SPORTS CONNECT

France: RMC Sport 1, RMC Sport en direct, Canal+ Foot

Germany: DAZN, DAZN2

India: Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD, JioTV

Mexico: TNT Sports, HBO Max

Netherlands: RTL 7, Ziggo Sport Golf

New Zealand: Spark Sport

Nigeria: SuperSport MaXimo 1, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety

Norway: TV2 Sport, TV 2 Play

Portugal: Sport TV Multiscreen, Eleven Sports 1 Portugal, Sport TV+

South Africa: SuperSport Variety, DStv App

Spain: Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 4

Team News

Paris Saint-Germain 

Messi missed PSG’s match against Reims due to a calf injury he sustained late in the game against Benfica, and the Argentine is unlikely to be risked in this one.

Because of this, Pablo Sarabia may play in the front three alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, while Nuno Mendes’s injury will allow Juan Bernat to play as the left wingback.

Despite receiving a red card in a league game on Saturday, Sergio Ramos will start this match, and Vitinha and Achraf Hakimi, both on the bench against Reims, should be back in the lineup

Benfica

Head coach Schmidt may use the same lineup as in the reverse game against PSG last week, implying that there will be tweaks from the league game against Rio Ave.

For the Portuguese giants on Tuesday night, Florentino Luis, Alex Grimaldo, Alexander Bah, David Neres, and Rafa should all be called back.

Goncalo Ramos will again be heading the attack after scoring a hat trick against Rio Ave on Saturday.

PSG Champions League form:

W, W, D

Benfica Champion League form:

W, W, D

Paris Saint-Germain expected lineup:

Donnarumma; Ramos, Marquinhos, Danilo; Hakimi, Vitinha, Verratti, Bernat; Sarabia, Mbappe, Neymar

Benfica’s possible lineup:

Vlachodimos; Bah, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Florentino, Fernandez; Neres, Rafa, Mario; Ramos

Prediction

PSG 3-1 Benfica

This has all the makings of being an extremely intriguing game, and it wouldn’t be shocking to see Benfica come out on top on Tuesday night. However, PSG’s home-field advantage may be crucial. Therefore, the French champions, are expected to win a close encounter and move onto 10 points in the group.