Koeman stings Paris Saint-Germain and snatches victory for Bayern
Paris Saint-Germain remained calm in its match against Bayern Munich, and its late awakening did not prevent it from equalizing.
Bayern defeated Saint-Germain with a goal without a response today, Wednesday, at the Princes Park Stadium, in the first leg of the 16th round of the Champions League.
Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute.
The match witnessed the expulsion of Benjamin Pavard in the second minute of calculated time, instead of lost, for obtaining two yellow cards.
The two teams will meet again at the Allianz Arena on the eighth of next March.
the summary of the match
The first half came very quietly, amid control and possession of the ball by Bayern, a strong desire to score goals, and Saint-Germain’s reliance on defense and counterattacks.
But in the 30th second, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting almost scored a goal, but his shot passed just past the goal.
Joshua Kimmich kicked a ball from a free kick from the edge of the penalty area, which hit the human wall.
Minutes later, Kimmich hit a powerful ball, but Donnarumma saved him.
Saint-Germain got a free kick from the edge of the penalty area, but Messi’s shot hit the human wall.
And between the two halves of the match, Alphonso Davies participated in replacing Joao Cancelo with Bayern.
On the other hand, Prisnel Kimpembe participated in the place of Ashraf Hakimi.
And in the 53rd minute, from a cross from Alfonso Davies from the left, Koeman met it with a right-footed shot at the bird, inhabiting the Pack, to announce Bayern’s first goal.
Four minutes later, Kylian Mbappe replaced Carlos Soler, and Fabian Ruiz replaced Zaire Emery.
And Jamal Musiala went through a wonderful individual effort and sent a creeping cross, but Moting’s shot hit the crossbar, and then the defense dispersed it for a corner kick.
From the corner kick, Benjamin Pavard headed it in, but Donnarumma shone and saved him.
Bayern goalkeeper Jan Sommer shone in front of Mbappe alone and blocked him, after which Neymar hit the ball and tackled him again, and the ball returned to Mbappe, who scored a goal, but was in an offside position.
In the 75th minute, Koeman left the match, and Serge Gnabry participated in his place, and Thomas Mueller participated in the place of Chubu Moting.
At the same time, Vitinia participated with Saint-Germain instead of Danilo Pereira.
Musiala launched a quick counterattack and passed the ball to Mueller, but the latter’s shot went outside the field.
The ball rebounded quickly and Neymar passed a through ball to Nuno Mendez, who ran quickly and passed a creeping cross to Mbappe, who fired into the net to equalize for Saint-Germain in the 82nd minute, but it was canceled due to offside on the left back.
Saint-Germain almost equalized after a new creeping cross from Nuno Mendes, but Messi’s shot was cleared by Pavard for a corner kick.
A powerful shot on the bird by Vitinia was saved by Sommer steadily.
In the 86th minute, Ryan Gravenberch participated, replacing Jamal Musiala.
Four minutes later, Josip Stanisic replaced Leroy Sane
English referee Michael Oliver awarded four minutes of stoppage time.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Pavard was sent off for obtaining a second warning, and after blocking Messi from the edge of the penalty area.
But Saint-Germain did not benefit from the free kick.
Nothing new happened, and the match ended with a dramatic victory for Bayern, with a goal without a response.
