Kingsley Coman returned to hang-out Paris Saint-Germain once more as he earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win on the Parc des Princes of their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
Born in Paris and raised at PSG, Coman scored the one objective when Bayern beat the French aspect within the 2020 Champions League remaining and he was once more the only scorer because the German champions put one foot into the quarter-finals.
PSG, who’ve now misplaced 5 video games in all competitions in 2023, held agency within the opening half however have been ultimately subdued and did not battle again regardless of ending the sport with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi all on the pitch.
Christophe Galtier’s aspect now face the prospect of a second elimination in a row within the final 16 on March 8 in Munich, though Mbappe’s high-octane show as a second-half substitute could have given them hope.
The stadium got here to the boil when Mbappe changed Carlos Soler, elevating hopes that the France ahead would bail out PSG on his comeback from a two-week harm layoff.
Earlier than that, Eric Choupo-Moting had got here near doubling the tally for Bayern on two events, earlier than Gianluigi Donnarumma totally stretched to parry Benjamin Pavard’s header within the sixty fourth.
Mbappe had little to supply till the 74th, when he was denied from shut vary by Yann Sommer and had a objective dominated out for offside.
He discovered the again of the online once more seven minutes from time however once more was denied the equaliser for an offside.
With Mbappe initially on the bench however Messi and Marco Verratti again within the beginning line-up following accidents, the 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery, on the fitting wing of a 4-4-2 designed to strengthen the midfield, grew to become the youngest participant to begin a Champions League knockout sport.
Mbappe (proper) noticed a late equaliser dominated out for an offside on Nuno Mendes
PSG took the primary punches however threatened on the break in an intense, but uneventful, first half, and easily waited for some Neymar or Messi magic.
Bayern have been removed from spectacular both, with their solely clear likelihood coming within the forty third minute when Joshua Kimmich’s 20-metre try was blocked by Donnarumma.
Bayern scored eight minutes into the second half when Coman latched on to a cross from Alphonso Davies, giving the guests a deserved benefit that they held on to regardless of dropping Pavard to a purple card in stoppage time.
Benjamin Pavard noticed purple through a second yellow card for this problem on Lionel Messi
What’s subsequent?
Bayern Munich play three video games earlier than the second leg on the Allianz Enviornment. Julian Nagelsmann’s aspect go to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, host Union Berlin on February 26, reside on Sky Sports activities and journey to VfB Stuttgart on March 4.
Paris Saint-Germain even have three video games earlier than the return fixture in Germany. They host Lille and Nantes on the Parc des Princes, both aspect of an enormous away journey to Marseille on February 26.
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