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Sad winners instead of radiant soldiers of fortune: Bayern Munich's champions have fallen from Europe's football throne despite a comeback victory against Paris Saint-Germain.

The goal of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (40th minute) to 1-0 (1-0) was not enough on Tuesday evening after the 2: 3 home defeat because of the away goal rule to the semi-finals.

Both teams completely swapped roles from the first game in an exciting and crazy quarter-final second leg.

This time, the team of coach Hansi Flick benefited from the guests' usury.

The necessary second goal, however, did not succeed.

Unlike Bayern's 1-0 in the 2020 final, PSG cheered this time: The Brazilian world star Neymar almost became the tragic figure of a fast-paced football evening.

The most expensive kicker in the world played big - and let his team suffer.

With the score of 0: 0 alone, Neymar despaired four times in a very short time at the strong holding Manuel Neuer as well as crossbar and post - later it didn't get better for him.

Kylian Mbappé also didn't score this time.

In the most spectacular game of the season, Bayern put away the failures of top players such as Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry, Niklas Süle and Leon Goretzka with great morale.

For Flick, getting ahead in the midst of the turmoil about his future as a coach and the dispute with sports director Hasan Salihamidzic would have been extremely valuable.

Now Paris can fight against Borussia Dortmund or Manchester City for a place in the final.

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"We have to go all in," demanded Flick shortly before the game on Sky TV.

In contrast to the first leg, when external conditions were optimal, Bayern did not play all or nothing.

Although they started enthusiastically and enthusiastically, they didn't run headlessly, as Flick had warned against.

The atmosphere in the empty stadium was comparable to that of the final in Lisbon.

Both teams showed enormous tension and concentration.

With long diagonal balls on the fast winger Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sané, the guests tried a controlled attack.

The first dangerous situations in the penalty area occurred in front of Manuel Neuer.

The outstanding in the first leg Kylian Mbappé penetrated into the penalty area, the ball came to Neymar - but the Brazilian failed at the Munich national goalkeeper (9th).

Mbappé had previously warped from an acute angle (3rd).

After Sané (26th) and Joshua Kimmich (27th) missed the PSG goal from a distance, the "giant game" that Thomas Müller had predicted then developed.

Even in the other private duels between Neuer and the Paris parade tower, the goalkeeper remained the winner in Bavaria's great happiness phase.

And when Neuer did not parry outstandingly against Neymar (27th), posts (34th and 39th) or latte (37th) helped three times in the first half.

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Flick wanted to see "determination, self-confidence and concentration in front of the box" - and Bayern now showed to perfection exactly the effectiveness that was still missing at 2: 3.

After PSG were unsuccessful with half a dozen goalscoring chances, the Munich struck ice cold.

Müller played on David Alaba, who had taken Goretzka's place in midfield alongside Joshua Kimmich.

Paris goalkeeper Keylor Navas was able to fend off the Austrian's shot, but the 34-year-old from Costa Rica had no chance against Choupo-Muting's header from close range.

In the dramaturgy of the first half, an arc of tension built up with every minute, which discharged into the chances of the Parisians and in the goal of the Munich team.

The intensity and pace did not decrease even after the change.

After a strong move by Angel di Maria, Neuer seemed defeated, but Neymar slipped past the ball in front of the empty goal (53.).

Flick, who had previously expressed himself relaxed in the debate about working with Salihamidzic (“It's not about Brazzo or me, it's about the club. He does his job, I do my job, we concentrate on what is important for the club. There is always too much interpreted into it. "), actively gestured in his coaching zone and applauded again and again.

In the 78th minute, Mbappé met - but was offside in the alleged 1: 1.

On the other hand, Flick went “all in” twenty minutes before the end and brought top talent Jamal Musiala for Alphonso Davies.

Munich dominated the final phase - but were no longer rewarded with another goal in the end.