Bayern Munich vs PSG: Gamethread and Live Blog—Bayern wins, 1-0! Initial Observations and Reactions

Preliminary Observations

• Masterclass efficiency from Vincent Kompany. Bayern pressed excessive and arduous till it acquired the purpose, then pulled again to attenuate PSG’s attacking alternatives. We forfeited possession in trade for management of the sport. Brilliantly deliberate and executed.
• The protection was notably improbable, continuously rooting out attacking situations earlier than they might develop. Please pay Alphonso Davies to maintain him right here.
• It actually helped that Dembele’s second yellow card occurred so early within the second half. It didn’t appear to impact the general technique, nevertheless it took the wind out of PSG’s sails.
• Our wingers did the whole lot accurately, besides the ultimate cross/end. They’ve by no means been fully environment friendly with their probabilities, nevertheless it’s a recurring drawback that different world class golf equipment don’t appear to battle with.

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Champions League Scores (last)

FT: Bayern Munich grind out the victory over PSG. LET’S GOOO!!!

90’: 4 minutes of stoppage time left to grind out this win.

88’: Thomas Müller performs a ravishing ball throughout the face of the purpose, however Serge Gnabry’s poor contact wastes the prospect.

84’: Yellow Card. Serge Gnabry’s bodily deal with on Achraf Hakimi earns him a reserving.

83’: Substitution. Marco Ascensio replaces Fabián Ruiz.

82’: Müller’s left-footed finesse roller simply misses the mark.

76’: Yellow Card. Michael Olise wastes no time getting the referee’s consideration.

74’: Substitution. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.

74’: Jamal Musiala hits the publish! Bayern looking for that game-clinching second.

72’: Substitutions. Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise change Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sané. PSG takes out Bradley Barcola, provides Gonçalo Matias Ramos.

67’: Yellow card. Kingsley Coman picks up Bayern’s first reserving of the match.

66’: After some good mixture play within the field, Kingsley Coman leans too far again and wastes the chance.

64’: Substitution. Lee Kang-in replaces Warren Zaire-Emery.

57’: Yellow card. Achraf Hakimi picks up a card for dissent, arguing towards Dembele’s reserving.

56’: RED CARD! Wow! Dembele picks up his second yellow card on a “cleats up” problem on Alphonso Davies, leaving PSG a person down for the ultimate 35 minutes.

55’: By way of the primary 10 minutes of the half, Bayern is sitting noticeably deeper and defending effectively with numbers.

46’: PSG supervisor Luis Enrique delivers a intelligent aspect flick on an out of bounds ball. Ball’s in your court docket, Vincent Kompany.

46’: 2nd half underway. Solely factor that might make this recreation extra entertaining is extra objectives.

Champions League Halftime Scores

Halftime Observations

• This recreation is being performed on the dash tempo of a U21 match. Very vertical, very exhausting, very entertaining. Search for Bayern to sluggish it down with possession within the second half.
• Kudos to Jamal Musiala for occupying Safonov’s house on Joshua Kimmich’s nook, however avoiding contact.
• Harry Kane is fighting the hectic tempo. If he was a bit sharper on just a few of those passes within the last third, Bayern would have had one other few high quality breakaway photographs.
• It’s loopy that Kingsley Coman has been capable of get behind Achraf Hakimi a number of occasions, purely with pace. Sané may discover a tap-in on the far aspect if he could make parallel runs.
• Matvey Safonov has been shaky at finest. Bayern may be capable to coax one other mistake out of him to place this recreation out of attain.

45’+2: Joshua Kimmich has a go from exterior the field, however the keeper swallows it up.

45’+1: Manuel Neuer simply handles a volley from exterior the field.

41’: Kingsley Coman will get behind Hakimi however the volley barely clears the crossbar. Bayern are urgent arduous for one more purpose earlier than halftime.

38’: GOAL!!! Matvey Safonov’s poor clearance drops on to Kim Min-jae, who heads it in.

37’: Yellow Card. Dembele picks up the primary card of the match.

32’: PSG finds some house on the counter assault, however Dembele is unable to beat Neuer. The rebound is blasted a yard extensive.

28’: Kingsley Coman weaves by way of the protection, however the left-footed shot is simply extensive.

20’: Dembele will get a steal within the last third however the shot weakly rolls to Manuel Neuer.

12’: Konrad Laimer units up Leroy Sané for a pleasant alternative, however Sané’s one-timer isn’t sufficient to interrupt the impasse.

7’: Jamal Musiala in some way finds himself alone in the course of the field, however hits it proper on the keeper.

1’: CCCHHHAAAMMMPPPIIIOOONNNSSS!!!

Leroy Sané will make his first Champions League begin of the marketing campaign. Sacha Boey and Mathys Tel are each getting back from accidents however can be found. Anticipate to see Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise enter the match across the sixtieth minute.

With each groups atop their home leagues however struggling to seek out wins within the Champions League, Bayern Munich are internet hosting PSG for a contentious rematch of the 2020 last. In 2023, Bayern shut out PSG twice to advance to the quarterfinals.

Will historical past repeat itself? Or is PSG poised to strike arduous, strike first, and present no mercy?

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Match Information

Location: Allianz Area, Munich, Germany

Time: 9:00 pm native time, 3:00 pm EST

TV/streaming: Discover Your Nation

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