Benfica beat PSG but bow out

 

Benfica got the better of a makeshift Paris St Germain side with a 2-1 comeback win thanks to goals from South Americans Lima and Nicolas Gaitan but it wasn't enough to secure a passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

Benfica needed to better Olympiacos' result in Athens, but the Greek side beat Anderlecht 3-1 to claim the runners-up spot in Group C and consign third-placed Benfica to the Europa League.
PSG go through as group winners with 13 points, three ahead of both Olympiacos and Benfica, who lose out on their inferior head-to-head record against their Greek rivals.
The visitors' Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani slotted home the opener eight minutes before halftime at the Luz stadium.
Benfica levelled with a penalty from Brazilian Lima after PSG's Champions League debutant Kalifa Traore brought down Silvio in the box, and Argentinian Gaitan rewarded Benfica for a stronger second-half display with the winner after 58 minutes.