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by Gianluca Luceri 23 August 2020The Champions 2020, a year devastated by the coronavirus, goes to Bayern Munich which in the Lisbon final beats Paris Saint-Germain 1-0, still dry-mouthed internationally despite the ultramillion-dollar investments of Qatari Al Khelaifi, his very rich owner. For the Bavarian club, which had not won since 2013, it is the sixth triumph in this competition and the second 'treble' in its history (only Barcelona had succeeded so far), given that the team coached by Hans-Dieter Flick in this season has already won the Scudetto and the German Cup. Man of the match ex Juventus Kingsley Coman.

Nice first half at 'Da Luz': played openly, balanced and on excellent rhythms. Three scoring for the French, two for the Germans. Neuer avoids the worst on Neymar's left foot (18 '), Lewandowski's shot ends up on the post at 22'. Di Maria sends high from a very inviting position (24 '), a Bavarian response seven minutes later with the Pole Lewandowski, whose detachment finds the great instinctive response of Navas. At 45 'the third occasionissima for PSG, wasted by Mbappè who weakly kicks from a few steps favoring Neuer's parade. A threatening wheel Gnabry: Navas blocks the conclusion of the striker to the ground (46 ').

Shooting. At 59 'Bayern passes: cross with Kimmich's rev counter in the center of the area, Kehrer does not get there and behind him here is Coman who bags with a precise crossed header. Bavarians immediately close to doubling: Kimpempè avoids with a super defensive diving intervention a sure goal by Lewandowski (60 '), Thiago Silva stops Coman's attempt (62') just beyond the line, perhaps the best goal in the field apart. After staggering, in the 70th minute the Parisians close to par with Marquinhos: prodigious Neuer of foot. In recovery (92 ') the last attack of PSG, but on Neymar's right the newly entered Choupo-Moting misses the winning deviation. Bayern Munich in celebration and curtain on this troubled Champions of the Covid era.