Paris (AFP)
By sealing the score, Lucas Hernandez punctuated the demonstration of Bayern Munich in Salzburg (6-2) Tuesday in the Champions League, in a very dark evening for other Blues, like Steve Mandanda, according to whom Marseille was "ridiculous limit "against Porto (3-0).
- Sky blue -
Barely defensively early in the match like the entire Bayern defense, Lucas Hernandez got a penalty by entering the opponent's area in the first period, but the referee reversed his decision after consulting the VAR, believing that the Frenchman had committed the first fault.
This did not deter the French side, who ended the game by scoring his team's 6th goal in added time with a powerful strike.
Very active in his job as a "box to box" player, Corentin Tolisso tried a lot to build at the start of the match, but he was sometimes messy, like his team.
Then he got up to speed, and is the origin of the second Bavarian goal, pushing a defender to score against his camp.
- Work overalls -
The artist is always capable of one-on-one feats.
But in Bayern's offensive festival in Salzburg, Kingsley Coman failed to score or issue any assists.
Some of his caviars (for Hernandez, Lewandowski) would nevertheless have deserved to finish in goal.
Replaced by Leroy Sané in the 75th minute.
It was not the best game for Benjamin Pavard, which was little in sight.
In the 23rd minute, he had the ball stolen from his 30 meters after poor control, and fouled at the edge of the box.
Fortunately, the free kick didn't work.
In Madrid, Ferland Mendy went on to start a new match with Real Madrid, winner of Inter Milan 3-2.
Having become Zinédine Zidane's first choice at left-back instead of Brazilian Marcelo, Mendy signed a rather clean copy on Tuesday night: very solid in his defensive duels despite the physical commitment of Inter, he also helped his own to carry the game in the Italian camp ... even if he was less present offensively to leave more space than usual for the left winger in front of him, namely the star Eden Hazard.
More at ease alongside Sergio Ramos than Eder Militao, Raphaël Varane seemed to be in good shape and cut off the rare Milanese offensives well.
But we can however blame him for a lax marking on Lautaro Martinez, on the brilliant inspiration of Nicolo Barella who led to the goal of the Italians.
He also missed some vertical transmissions and bent under the physical impact of the interiors.
In the sinking suffered in Porto (3-0), Florian Thauvin offered solutions on the right side and made solo breakthroughs, such as the one that allowed him to get a penalty (8th), missed by Dimitri Payet (10th ), six minutes after Porto opened the scoring.
He also managed a good cross for Dario Benedetto (45th) but the Argentinian failed to win in the air.
Substituted ten minutes from the end of regulation time.
- Midnight blue -
Touched sunk in Porto, Steve Mandanda lived a nightmare evening with Marseille, deeming his team "ridiculous limit" in the Champions League.
He could not avoid the opening of the ultra fast score of the "Dragons" (4th), endangered by the passivity of his defense.
The 2-0 goal can not be blamed since on the penalty perfectly shot by Sergio Oliveira (28th), he starts on the right side.
Author of good interventions (free kick boxed in the 26th, shot captured in the 45th + 1), he bows one last time on a cross shot from Luis Diaz (69th).
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