Although Kylian Mbappe has twice conceded goalkeeper Sommer, they were rejected by the referee for offside, causing PSG to lose bitterly to Bayern Munich 0-1 in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League. League.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) welcomes a charming rival Bayern Munich at Parc des Princes in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round of 16 with the star duo Messi and Neymar in attack. As for striker Kylian Mbappe, who just returned from injury, coach Christophe Galtier still kept him on the bench.
Despite having the home field advantage, PSG could not push the offensive line up when the away team Bayern Munich controlled the ball very well from the beginning of the game and continuously put great pressure on the home team’s defense.
The first half saw a lot of shots from the away team, on the contrary, the home team almost did not create any significant shots when quick counter-attacks from Neymar and young striker Zaire Emery were broken . fast.
Despite creating a good game against PSG, but the certainty of goalkeeper Donnarumma made it impossible for Bayern Munich to once concede the home team during 45 minutes of the first half.
But the situation completely changed when after only 8 minutes of the ball rolling in the second half, Kingsley Coman finished with one touch in the penalty area after a good pass from Davies made goalkeeper Donnarumma helplessly watch the ball fly into the net.
Led by the goal, PSG no longer maintained the defensive position as before, but pushed up the offensive team to find an equalizer. At this time, Kylian Mbappe was also launched into the field to take advantage of the speeding ability of the French striker.
Passionate about attacking, PSG almost conceded a second goal when Musiala used the technique to eliminate Mendes before passing the ball to Choupo Moting to finish one touch, fortunately goalkeeper Donnarumma still managed to use his fingertips to push the ball to hit the ball. vertical column.
In the 73rd minute, Mbappe showed an impressive speed to penetrate the Bayern penalty area, but his shot still failed to beat goalkeeper Sommer. Unfortunately, his back-kick immediately hit the away team’s net but was denied for offside.
In the 82nd minute Mbappe again put the ball into the Bayern net in a completely legal position, but again his goal was still denied when VAR technology determined that Nuno Mendes had previously been offside.
Just two minutes later, it was Messi’s turn to miss the opportunity to bring back the equalizer when his shot from inside the box was in a favorable position but hit Pavard’s foot and changed direction.
In the 90th minute of the match, although Bayern Munich defender Pavard received a second yellow card to leave the field, the little time left did not help the home team get an equalizer.
To close 0-1 in the first leg, PSG will face many difficulties in the second leg when they have to be a guest on the “fire pan” of Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena on March 9.
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