Despite the narrow victory on the Juventus turf (1-2), PSG inherited the second place after Benfica’s offensive performance against Maccabi Haifa. The two teams find themselves separated by the number of away goals scored during the group stage, the seventh criterion taken into consideration by UEFA.
PSG was entitled to a new surreal scenario in the Champions League on Wednesday. Although victorious on the Juventus lawn (1-2), the Parisians saw Benfica overtake them in the last minutes of the match and finish second in Group H.
In a press conference after the success of his, Christophe Galtier did not hide his bitterness: “Up to the 90th we were first, at the 92nd we find ourselves second: congratulations to Benfica. They made a great performance, we are the only two teams in Europe not to have lost (in all competitions). We wait calmly and calmly for the draw, because my players have done the job and things seriously in this competition. Since joining PSG, I’ve been telling you about the Champions League as the place where irrational things happen. It was irrational tonight. “
Benfica lead in terms of the number of goals scored away
To decide between Benfica and PSG, architects of a very similar campaign, UEFA took into account the seventh criterion that appears in its regulation: that of the number of goals scored away from home. After his offensive recital on the Haifa lawn (1-6), the Lisboa dominate PSG on this point with 9 goals scored against 6 for PSG.
UEFA Rules:
- Highest number of points obtained in group matches played between the teams concerned
- Greater goal difference in group matches played between the teams concerned
- Highest number of goals scored in group matches played between the teams concerned
- If, after the application of the criteria from a) to c), several teams are still tied, the criteria from a) to c) are again applied exclusively to the matches between the remaining teams in order to determine their final classification. If this procedure is not successful, criteria e) to k) are applied in the order indicated to the teams still tied:
- 5) Best goal difference in all group matches
- 6) Highest number of goals scored in all group matches
- 7) Highest number of goals scored away in all group matches
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