Current champion Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in a historic first leg of the Champions League semi-final, on Tuesday (28).
The game recorded the in a match at this stage. The duel brought together two of the most productive attacks of the season and had a high tempo from the start.
Coach Vincent Kompany served his suspension and watched the game from the stands — a consequence of the accumulation of cards received in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.
After the final whistle, Kompany and Kompany exchanged a relaxed interaction that resonated off the field.
The Paris Saint-Germain coach approached the Bayern Munich commander with a joke about the match, asking if he had enjoyed the game watched from the stands.
“You saw the game from the stands. Did you like it?“, asked the coach of the French team.
Kompany responded immediately, with a smile and a negative shake of the head, keeping the tone light when stating that he had not enjoyed the duel.
“No. I really didn’t like it”, replied the Belgian, laughing.
Luis Enrique and Vincent Kompany share a laugh over the insane match their teams just played 😅
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“This game was amazing”
After the game, Luis Enrique highlighted the spectacle and stated that it was the best performance he had ever seen in his career as a coach.
“It was the best game I’ve experienced as a coach,” said Luis Enrique.
“We are very happy and I think we deserved to win, but we also deserved a draw, and we even deserved to lose, because this game was amazing. I’ve never seen a game with this pace. It is necessary to congratulate the opponents, the players. When you have a 5-2 lead like that, your opponents take a lot of risks – they are a high-level team. It was difficult, and the return game will be too”, continued the coach.
Reaction at home
On the other side, Kompany, coach of Bayern Munich, was confident for the second leg.
“When you concede five goals in the Champions League you’re basically out, but we scored four goals in Paris,” said Kompany.
“We can score goals, we have already shown that and we will do the same. Now we know: the return game is at home and we have to win. We usually win there and, with the support of our fans, the confidence is certainly there”, he concluded.
