1-0 – Bayern laid the groundwork in Paris Mbappe’s substitution came too late

With a 1-0 (0-0) win at Paris Saint Germain, FC Bayern got a very good starting position for the second leg in Munich yesterday in the Champions League round of 16. In the first half with few chances, the passivity of the hosts was particularly surprising. Maybe it was also because the ailing top star Kylian Mbappe took a seat on the bench.

For the idle runs in the first half, you were immediately compensated after the break. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann had switched and brought in Alphonso Davies for Joao Cancelo. Ex-Paris player Kingsley Coman took over his wonderful template to take the lead 1-0 (53rd). Paris goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma didn’t look too good with the ball, which was sharp but also slipped under his stomach.

Coman repeated his goal from the 2020 Champions League final in Lisbon, where he scored the gold goal for Bayern against Paris Saint Germain 1-0. Coman switched from Paris Saint Germain to Juventus Turin in 2014 for just 750,000 euros. A year later, the Bavarians already paid seven million euros for a rental fee before he was brought in for 21 million in 2017.

After that, Bayern were closer to 2-0, at least for a short time. However, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (63rd) and Benjamin Pavard (64th) forgave. With Kylian Mbappe coming on, a different wind blew in the storm in Paris. In the 82nd minute, the hosts were already celebrating the alleged equalization after an Mbappe goal. However, Nuno Mendes was already offside by millimeters before his remarkable assist from the left. Lionel Messi had the match point on his foot to compensate. However, Benjamin Pavard saved for the defeated goalkeeper Yann Sommer (87th). In the end, Bayern brought the victory despite yellow-red for Pavard (92nd) over time. In the second game, AC Milan defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.