Exaggerated expectations from the 5-4 first leg, the second leg in Munich was different, less offensive and fast-paced, far from crazy, conditioned since Dembele’s goal after two minutes and 20 seconds and handled by PSG (Paris Saint Germain), who also showed their defensive prowess, towards the Champions League final against Arsenal, beyond the 1-1 at the end by Harry Kane.
The reigning champions, back in the final. Their 5-0 win over Inter a year ago will live on in the eternal memory of Europe’s top competition, now on their way to Budapest, on Saturday, May 30 at the Puskas Arena, to face their next challenge. They will face an opponent that will not give them so much space. Another record. He is more than ready.
PSG silenced Bayern
The first leg at the Parc des Princes a week ago, with the huge 5-4 scoreline, was a huge success, but the second leg proved that Paris Saint-Germain is not just about attack and punch.
It is much more, it is a team that also knows how to play other types of duels.
They even placated Bayern and undoubtedly reduced them, without the chances and options that are expected from their tremendous level.
The cross kick was a statement of Bayern’s intentions.
Paris Saint-Germain’s first possession as well.
Likewise, the first incursion by Doué or the first drive by Michael Olise, as well as the high level of friction that referee Joao Pinheiro was going to allow.
But, above all, PSG’s tremendous punch in the 0-1 (Filed under: PSG advances to another European final).
Kvaratskhelia destroyed Bayern and Dembélé was not forgiving
Kavaratskhelia, whose match was imposing, found himself alone, already through the opposing midfield, at speed, with a world ahead of him to discover, when he connected with Fabian Ruiz, a starter in Luis Enrique’s scheme.
He was on the left side of the attack, but he was the driving force behind the play that led to the first goal, which was led by the Georgian winger.
Everything was already easy for him, unreachable for Upamecano.
Dembele’s pass and goal, whose finishing was absolutely convincing.
Only two minutes and 20 seconds of play.
And a two-goal lead in the tie for PSG.
More conviction, more tranquility, for the reigning champion.
Even more difficult for Bayern, stifled in their best skills, when running with the ball, when revolving around Harry Kane.
When Jamal Musiala plays, when Olise and Luis Diaz are on the rampage, they connect at the first opportunity.
When Nuno Mendes providentially blocked the French winger’s shot (Filed under: PSG advances to another European final).
Luis Enrique’s PSG play at a different level
The number of registers that Luis Enrique’s PSG manages, the mobility (and the worked freedom) by which each piece moves on the field, the precision and quality of its players and the agile vertigo of its wingers make the Parisian team an indefensible team at times, as imperceptible to the opponent as routine for itself.
But Bayern also look unstoppable when they operate like the attacking machine Vincent Kompany has created.
They failed to do so on Wednesday, due to the merits of their opponents, except for some appearances by Luis Diaz or Olise.
From the ambition, driving and skill of the Colombian winger, Bayern grew at times.
Still far away from the goal, too far away, for which Olise first ran with one of his classic moves, his left foot, his thread… Out.
A word of warning. Too fickle (Filed under: PSG advances to another European final).
Controversy erupts in Munich
With the craziness of the first leg abated, with PSG taking more control of the risks with and without the ball, the Germans more contained in the final yards, always under pressure, two moves shook Munich.
Two hands in two minutes, when the game passed the half-hour mark.
One by Nuno Mendes, who had already received a yellow card.
And another by Joao Neves inside the area, when Vitinha’s clearance hit his outstretched arm. Controversy.
The first was solved by the referee with the signaling of a previous handball by Laimer.
The second deserved neither his determination nor the intervention of the VAR, amidst the indignation of Vincent Kompany, gesticulating and angry.
And his players, who surrounded the referee.
Just after, however, it was Neuer who saved the 0-2 from a Joao Neves header.
As did Safonov on the verge of halftime in Musiala’s first appearance (Filed under: PSG advances to another European final).
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The second leg in Munich was different
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PSG’s defense in Munich, always praised for its attacks, had a lot of merit.
Hardly anyone can control the game as well as they did at the packed Allianz Arena.
Nor to leave a team like Bayern with so few opportunities, with hardly any overflow.
The team insisted and then came up against a rocky, concentrated, solid block, capable of protecting itself without the ball and, above all, a winning team.
The best chances of the second half were theirs.
They could have won by more. And yet Harry Kane equalized in the 94th minute.
Too late. Another final awaits PSG. It is the reigning champion. And the favorite (Filed under: PSG advances to another European final).
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1 – Bayern Munich: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano (Karl, m. 85), Tah (Kim Min Jae, m. 68), Stanisic (Davies, m. 68); Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala (Nico Jackson, m. 79), Luis Diaz; Harry Kane.
1 – Paris Saint-Germain: Safonov; Zaire Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes (Mayulu, m. 85); Fabian Ruiz (Lucas Hernandez, m. 77), Vitinha, Joao Neves; Doué (Beraldo, m. 77), Dembele (Barcola, m. 65) and Kvaratskhelia.
Goals: 0-1, m. 3: Dembele. 1-1, m. 94: Harry Kane.
Referee: Joao Pinheiro (Portugal). Yellow cards for home team Tah (33rd minute) and Luis Díaz (78th minute), and for visitors Nuno Mendes (8th minute), Kvaratskhelia (48th+ minute) and Marquinhos (86th minute).
Incidents: Second leg of the Champions League semifinals played at the Allianz Arena in Munich in front of 70,000 spectators (Filed as: PSG advances to another European final).
With information from EFE
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