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Juventus faced Benfica needing all three points to maintain their Champions League knockout hopes, and their bags were about to be packed as the Portuguese powerhouses surged into a 4-1 lead at the Estadio da Luz. The unlikely almost happened.

Weston McKennie and Arkadiusz Milik scored two fast goals just before the 80-minute mark to set up a thrilling finish, but the Old Lady lacked the stamina to score the two further goals they so sorely needed, and their journey in the top division of Europe came to an end.

Juventus hasn't failed to go past the group stage of the Champions League since the 2013–14 campaign, but under-fire Allegri continues to have the support of the establishment as his third-place team attempts to stave off Maccabi Haifa's danger to advance to the Europa League.

With Nicolo Fagioli scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Leece at the weekend, a three-game winning streak and three clean sheets in Serie A have at least served to quiet some of the dissenting voices. Additionally, the Turin administration has been fair to Juventus recently.

In fact, Allegri's team welcomes PSG to their base after winning each of their last three home games and scoring at least twice in five of their last six games on home soil. However, they also run the risk of becoming just the second Italian team to lose five group games in a single Champions League campaign, joining 2004-05 Roma.

Paul Pogba no longer has any chance of playing for France at the World Cup; the midfielder has not fully recovered from a knee injury and has been ruled out of Didier Deschamps' team.

Due to an adductor injury, Dusan Vlahovic, a crucial striker for the Old Lady, will also be out for some time. McKennie also sustained a muscle injury in the victory against Lecce, adding to the Old Lady's mounting problems. Matias Soule, a 19-year-old attacker, further complicated matters by appearing to have a problem over the weekend in the dying embers.

Despite the absences of Marley Ake, Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria, Gleison Bremer, Mattia De Sciglio, Federico Chiesa, Samuel Iling-Junior, and Kaio Jorge, Allegri should receive a much-needed boost from Manuel Locatelli's expected comeback from personal issues. Danilo, on the other hand, has been suspended due to a buildup of reservations.

Danilo Pereira just resumed training after recovering from a hamstring injury, while Presnel Kimpembe and Keylor Navas have both been ruled out due to respective back and Achilles injuries, leaving PSG's medical room almost empty.

Neymar had his third caution of the competition last week and will be out from this match, while Marco Verratti is returning after serving his suspension in the 7-2 victory against Maccabi Haifa. Therefore, Pablo Sarabia may get a rare start.

Carlos Soler, who has two goals in his past two PSG matches, should keep his spot, and Galtier is ready to rotate his resources to bring back Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, and Fabian Ruiz.