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Messi's goal helps PSG draw at Benfica in Champions League

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PSG's Kylian Mbappe, right, and Benfica's Nicolas Otamendi vie for the ball during the Champions League group H soccer match between SL Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Paris Saint-Germain had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Benfica after struggling for long spells in their Champions League game Wednesday despite another well-struck goal from Lionel Messi.

Benfica started with an intense and high press that unsettled PSG in the early stages, until Messi broke the deadlock against the run of the play with his 127th goal in Europe's top competition.

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