Lucas Digne rallies PSG past Benfica in Toronto friendly

Updated: May 17, 2023, 06:16 am
Paris Saint-Germain managed a win over Benfica despite missing most of their biggest stars.
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Lucas Digne scored in the 79th minute to give Paris Saint-Germain a 3-2 win over Benfica on Saturday night in the International Champions Cup in Toronto.

Jean-Kevin Augustin opened the scoring for PSG in the 29th minute when the 18-year-old spun off a defender and beat Julio Cesar.

But Benfica struck back and took the lead before halftime on goals from Brazilians Talisca and Jonas.

Talisca powered home a rebound from distance in the 34th minute, and Jonas tapped home in the 42nd after Nico Gaitan rounded keeper Kevin Trapp.

PSG's Christophe Nkunku drew a penalty in the 64th minute that Lucas Moura converted to level the score.

And PSG took the lead for the second time when Digne's shot from 10 yards beat substitute keeper Paulo Lopes.

PSG manager Laurent Blanc said he was happy for the result despite his team playing without such stars as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi, David Luiz, Thiago Motta and Marco Verratti.

"Don't forget there were a lot of young players on the pitch tonight," said Blanc. "The young players played well," he added.