With 12 points, the German team shares the lead with Arsenal, but has an advantage in the number of goals scored
The remains unbeatable. With a confident and brave performance, in which they played the entire second half with one player less, the German team defeated , this Tuesday (4), at Parque dos Príncipes, in the French capital, 2-1, to maintain their 100% success rate in . With 12 points, they share the lead with , but have an advantage in the number of goals scored. In addition, Bayern achieved 16 consecutive victories this season, adding up all the competitions in which they compete. Despite having 42% of the ball possession, Bayern had complete control of the first half. The goal after just four minutes gave peace of mind to the German team, who knew how to take advantage of the spaces left by their French rival to accumulate scoring opportunities.
With differentiated technical quality, PSG scored with Dembélé, in the 23rd minute, but the VAR invalidated the play due to offside. The injured star was replaced soon after. The move did not shake Bayern, who continued to mark their rival’s ball and showed offensive strength, always arriving with four or five players in the French area. In the 32nd minute, after a mistake by Brazilian defender Marquinhos, Luís Díaz increased the visiting team’s advantage, which could have been increased with a shot on the crossbar by Gnabry and dangerous moves by Kimmich and Kane.
Coach Luis Enrique, commanding the team from the stands in the first 45 minutes, was desperate, while Vincent Kompany was going crazy with his team’s performance. But in stoppage time, Luis Díaz received a red card, after hitting Hakimi violently on the ankle, who left the pitch crying a lot. Despite having one player less, Bayern still had the strength to accumulate and miss another chance in the final seconds of the first half.
For the final stage, Kompany removed Gnabry and added Bischof to reinforce the midfield, but was unable to stop PSG’s pressure, which even bothered goalkeeper Neuer, who had to stretch to save a long shot from Vitinha. Bayern didn’t just stay on defense and showed that they could be dangerous on counterattacks. A shot from Olise inside the box was an example.
After trying so hard, PSG managed to score the first goal, in the 29th minute, with João Neves. The Portuguese appeared quickly inside the area and hit a volley to beat Neuer. From then on, it was only PSG. Neuer started to stand out, João Neves almost equalized with a header, while Kane tried to ‘cool’ the French mood by asking for help with a possible cramp.
PSG tried to equalize in every way in the last minutes. Balls were lifted into the box and long shots were fired, but to no avail. The victory went to Germany.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Fernando Dias
