Maccabi Haifa vs PSG

The three-headed PSG monster led by Kylian Mbappe heads east to take on defending Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Haifa in Champions League Group H ...

The Maccabi defense has been poor this season despite a hot start for the team overall, struggling to keep clean sheets both domestically and in European play. PSG understandably are heavy favorites, with the French side bringing an all-time talented attack to Israeli minnows Maccabi Haifa (ranked No.169 in the UEFA club coefficient list compared to PSG at No. In fact, Maccabi Haifa are the eastern-most participant in this year's Champions League group stage! The spread is a whopping 2.5 goals, indicating bookmakers believe Maccabi Haifa will present little resistance. Maccabi Haifa manager Barak Bakhar rested creative midfielder Tjaronn Chery over the weekend, but he returns for today. [went from former NCAA Division II player at UC San Diego to the Champions League](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/american-goalkeeper-joshua-cohen-champions-league-maccabi-haifa/h5rw3kysb2wbhl4qcv99qeuz), where he will take on some of the greatest players in the world. 11th min: Maccabi Haifa are not backing down, making for an entertaining match! 21 mins to kick: Fans are in place and the atmosphere is electric! The Argentine is free on goal, and even though it's one-on-four, he has a big opening, and you'd expect him to score, but the Haifa defenders get in the way of the shot to block his effort. A decent spell of possession for Haifa sees a ball into the box from Haziza finds Tjarron Chery making the run, and his outstretched leg puts the ball past Donnarumma! Pierrot is through on goal, past Marquinhos, and he stays strong under pressure to deposit the ball past Donnarumma, but the flag is up. Now, in their first away match, PSG will need that same grit on the road in a hostile environment.

Maccabi Haifa vs Paris Saint-Germain. UEFA Champions League Group H. 8:00pm, Wednesday 14th September 2022. Haifa International Stadium.

Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Mohammad Abu Fani (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Pierre Cornud (Maccabi Haifa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Tjaronn Chery (Maccabi Haifa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Maccabi Haifa 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Maccabi Haifa 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Maccabi Haifa 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Paris Saint-Germain survived a scare as they fell behind to Maccabi Haifa before their big three hit the net to give them victory.

37' GOAL FOR PSG! Pierrot was played through the middle and he took his time, holding off a challenge from Marquinhos, before lifting the ball over the keeper. The bare stats of a goal and an assist show his importance but there was much more than this.

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris Saint-Germain's near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi cancelled out Tjarron Chery's surprise first-half opener ...

[Vitinha](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/288897/Vitinha)'s work in the midfield, however, proved vital for the Ligue 1 champions and Messi went close at the hour after being set up by the diminutive Portuguese. [Frantzdy Pierrot](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250241/Frantzdy-Pierrot) and [Omer Atzili](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/220779/Omer-Atzili). "We made some adjustments after the break and it paid off. But we've got to work hard to get results in terms of the way we play because we've got some big games coming up." [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217092/Gianluigi-Donnarumma) and put the hosts ahead. [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) and [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi) combined superbly as [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160)'s near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at [Maccabi Haifa](/soccer/team?id=611) in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Paris Saint Germain takes on Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League 2022/23: LIVE score, updates, lineups, preview, when and where to watch.

The French champion is unbeaten in Ligue 1 and tops the table. For Maccabi Haifa, who hosts PSG in the second group stage round, it is all about putting its best foot forward. The three forwards have been in sublime this season and lead the stats charts in Ligue 1. PSG takes no time to get the ball in control. The pass, however, is stopped in the way by a Maccabi Haifa player and Cohen comfortably collects the ball. PSG play in and around the Maccabi Haifa penalty area but no harm done. He finds Neymar waiting on the box and passes. Heroic effort from Cohen, the Maccabi Haifa custodian, to thwart that effort. A word of caution for Neymar from the referee. Mukiele is fighting for the ball on the right side for PSG. And out of nowhere, Vitinha s=threads a beautiful pass to Neymar who is off on his motor down the left flank. He then effortlessly gets up and drives the ball out of danger for his side.