Deutsche qualität. Powerless against the experience and know-how of Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 in Lisbon for their first Champions League final. Long tense and subject to the game of Hansi Flick's men, the Parisians waited to be led to wake up. Disappointing, Neymar and Mbappé did not weigh enough on what was to be a historic match for PSG. It will therefore be necessary to wait at least a year more to see a second French club lift the C1.
It's over in this @ChampionsLeague finale. Bayern Munich wins this edition. #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/fhRjdqYe2u
- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 23, 2020PSG have long reneged on their principles
Great classic of Paris Saint-Germain when the team faces a cador in the Champions League, the hyper low defensive line has made a comeback against the Bavarians, who have had plenty of time to set foot on the ball. Tuchel had however promised at a press conference that beyond the tactical adjustments of circumstances, his team would try to impose its game. But except for a few phases of high pressure, which strangely led to the most interesting situations (strikes by Neymar and Mbappé in the first period), the Parisians have above all sought to frame the opposing offensive block. With some success, it has to be admitted. The problem ? All this made the recovery of the ball much more complicated than against Leipzig.
Not realistic enough
Neymar went to the pan against Bergamo and Leipzig so there is no reason for Kylian Mbappé to get away with it. The Paris Saint-Germain striker harvested a huge opportunity late in the first half on an offering from the Bayern defense. The French world champion was completely wrong and his strike gave birth to a mouse, not even enough to tickle Neuer. We will be a little less at the Ney for his left cross shot at the start of the match, released in extremis by the German golgoth. Of course, with a real goalkeeper in front, it's a little harder.
Coman, of course ...
The new European champion will not be choosy, but he can still complain that he was deprived of a significant opportunity to put a peanut in the goals of PSG at the end of the first half. Daniele Orsato, however, decided to show mercy to Thilo Kehrer by closing his eyes to his obvious fault in the box on Kingsley Coman. Great lord, the German redeemed himself by letting the French go through all his excesses in the second half and then completely abandoning him at the far post on the opener. The former of the house who kills PSG, we could almost have guessed.
So it is Coman who will have destroyed the dreams of his training club?
- jprínce (@jprinceQ) August 23, 2020PSG woke up too late
A good big slap whose merit was to wake up the Tuchel team. Condemned to take risks, and therefore play higher, the Parisians tried to shake up the Bavarian defense without really succeeding, except on the withdrawal of Di Maria on Marquinhos in the 70th. But there was nothing to be done. As often against the French teams, Neuer was too strong. Fate too. Bernat is forced to go out on injury. And Choupo-Moting, hero against Atalanta, entered in the last quarter of an hour, was this time too short on Neymar's center-shot in the 91st. It didn't play out much. Experience, no doubt.
- Sport
- Champions League
- Bayern Munich
- PSG