Champions League Match Results: Monaco Fall, Dramatic Comeback PSV

JAKARTA - Monaco fell while playing at home. Always lead first, this French Ligue 1 club must recognize Benfica's 3-2 advantage. Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven managed a dramatic comeback when they beat Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 3-2.

The match, which was held on Thursday, November 28, 2024 in the morning, was marked by the fall of Monaco, which is currently competing with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Appearing at home at Stade Louis II, they always excel. But Benfica refused to give up and managed to catch up and even won.

Monaco actually did a good start. They controlled the game and took the lead when Eliesse Ben Segihir broke the deadlock in the 13th minute.

Winning 1-0, Monaco's performance actually decreased. On the other hand, Benfica was able to dominate waiting for the goal to equalize. The visitors' efforts almost succeeded when veteran winger Angel Di Maria managed to grab a weak back pass from Monaco players.

Luckily goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki was able to thwart Di Maria's efforts. Likewise, Nicolas Otamendi's header, which welcomed a corner, was still wide.

Benfica was finally able to catch up when the second half had only been running for three minutes. Striker Vangelis Plengis successfully broke into the host's goal after taking advantage of the mistake of defender Caio Henrique.

However, Monaco managed to get up and lead 2-1 again after Soungoutou Magassa broke into Benfica's goal in the 67th minute.

It's just that Monaco's advantage did not last long. Benfica was able to catch up and turn things around in four minutes.

In the 84th minute, Arthur Cabral scored a goal that changed the score to 2-2. He completed an assist from Di Maria. Not long after, Di Maria again played a role in the goal process that determined Benfica's victory.

The former Real Madrid player who has retired from the Argentine national team has again provided an assist that Zeki Amdouni completed. His header in the 88th minute made the score change 3-2 and last until the game was over.

The result made Monaco downgrade. However, they remain in the top eight because they are ranked eighth with 10 points. Meanwhile, Benfica is in 14th position with nine points

In the match at Endhoven at the Philips Stadium, the host PSV conceded 2-0 before winning 3-2 over Shakhtar through Ricardo Pepi's goal in injury time.

Appearing at home, the Dutch Eredivisie club actually had difficulty facing Shakhtar. Even the visitors were already ahead when the game had only been running for eight minutes. Shakhtar's goal was produced by Danylo Sikan.

The PSV situation is getting worse because Shakhtar managed to increase the advantage through Oleksandr Zubkov in the 37th minute. The 2-0 score for Shakhtar lasted until the first half was over.

In the second half, PSV tried to get up. They tried to pressure the opponent to catch a goal deficit. Moreover, the visitors then lost a player after Pedro Henrique got a red card in the 69th minute. He was kicked out after committing a hard foul by beating Johan Bakayoko's ankle.

Playing with 10 players forced Shakhtar to strengthen the defense in order to maintain their advantage. But PSV tried to take advantage of that advantage.

Their efforts were not in vain because Malik Tillman managed to score a brace within three minutes. The United States national team midfielder broke the deadlock in the 87th minute. The goal made the PSV player's spirit recover. Even Tillman managed to equalize the score to 2-2 when breaking into Shakhtar's goal for the second time in the 90th minute.

Entering injury time, the PSV player tried to pressure the Ukrainian club's defense. As a result, it was real, Pepi, who is also a US national team player, managed to complete a cross to break into Shakhtar's goal in the 90+5 minute. The score changed to 3-2 for PSV and lasted until the game was over.

The result made PSV ranked 18th with eight points. Meanwhile, Shakhtar, who has four points, occupies 26.

The results of the Champions League match, Thursday, November 28, 2924 in the morning WIB.

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