ChampionsLeague: FC Bayern’s Coman scores against PSG – a leg in the quarterfinals

Milan beat Tottenham thanks to Díaz

Bayern Munich’s final hero Kingsley Coman has again become the terror of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The French national player, who headed the winning goal against his youth club in the 2020 final, was the match winner with a volley in the German record champions’ 1-0 (0-0) in the first part of the round of 16 showdown.

At the goal of Coman (53rd) after a cross from Alphonso Davies in the sold-out Parisian Prinzenpark, European champion Gianluigi Donnarumm cut a bad figure in the PSG goal. Bayern, who were very dominant after the break, are now going into the second leg on March 8 in Munich as favorites. Then Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, who came on after the Coman goal and played unleashed, have to offer more than in the first half in front of their own fans. After all, Mbappé, who was injured last, revived the game considerably, but his goals in the 74th and 82nd minutes were rightly disallowed for offside. Bayern defender Benjamin Pavard received a yellow-red card in added time for repeated foul play and is therefore out of the second leg.

Fans and both teams had to wait 99 days since the draw for the evening in the sold-out Parc de Princes. Oliver Kahn was also very excited just before kick-off. “Here and now, it’s about exploding and calling up everything that’s in it,” said Bavaria’s CEO at “Amazon Prime Video”. And coach Julian Nagelsmann was also aware: “We all have to deliver.”

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who for tactical reasons was preferred to Thomas Müller on Bayern’s offensive, sent the first signal with a long-range shot after 30 seconds. After that, however, the German record champions lacked speed and momentum for a long time.

The mutual respect of both teams was palpable. The Munich team, who started with a three-man defense, had significantly more possession of the ball, Paris gave up the initiative. The hosts were lurking for mistakes and counterattacks. Messi, who, unlike Mbappé, had become fit for a starting eleven after surviving a muscle injury, and Neymar took on almost no defensive tasks.

The top duo of the French series champion also rarely took an offensive position. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer initially had little to do in his first premier class game for Bayern. Even with a Messi free-kick just before the half-time whistle, the Swiss didn’t have to intervene. Significantly, the ball landed in the wall.

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Before Messi or Neymar could turn up, they were usually stopped by the attentive Bayern defense. However, Pavard received his first yellow card after 26 minutes after a foul on Neymar.

After four competitive defeats this year, the Parisian star ensemble acted noticeably unsettled. Coman kept developing goals on the left – unlike his offensive colleagues Leroy Sané and Jamal Musiala. The occupation of the penalty area for flanks by Coman and by winter newcomer João Cancelo was clearly expandable at Bayern. A shot by captain Joshua Kimmich from 16 meters just before the half-time whistle was the biggest chance of the first half.

Warren Zaïre-Emery also remained inconspicuous. The Frenchman, who at 16 years and 343 days is now the youngest starting eleven player in a knockout game in the Champions League, was hardly able to give PSG any impulses offensively. The home fans longed for Mbappé’s action: applause erupted when the superstar stepped onto the lawn during the break to warm up.

Nagelsmann brought in Davies for the inconspicuous Cancelo in the second half and ordered Coman to the right – and was spot on. After a cross from Davies, Coman, who ran into the penalty area, scored a volley to make it 1-0. However, Donnarumma also had his share of the goal in the PSG goal, the ball came centrally and without much impact on his box.

Only four minutes after the deficit, PSG coach Christophe Galtier reacted and replaced Mpappé. But Bayern had the next big chance through Chupo-Moting, who failed with a side kick (62′) and a shot at the post (63′). Pavard’s header (64th) was also extremely dangerous. But then PSG, led by Mbappé, took the initiative and created high-profile chances.

1-0 against Tottenham: AC Milan dreams of reaching the quarter-finals

AC Milan can hope for their first place in the quarter-finals in eleven years. In the round of 16 first leg, the Italian football champions won against Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 (1-0). Brahim Díaz scored the only goal after seven minutes and put the Rossoneri in a good position for the second leg in London on 8 March.

From the beginning there was nothing to be seen of the Italians’ poor form, who have only been able to win twice from eight competitive games since the beginning of the year. With the first chance to score, Milan took the lead. First, France’s vice world champion Theo Hernandez failed because of “Spurs” keeper Fraser Forster, the Englishman also parried Díaz’s follow-up shot, but he was powerless on the third attempt: Spaniard Díaz made it 1-0 with a diving header (7th).

The hosts withdrew as the game progressed, leaving control to the English. However, Harry Kane and Co. rarely got in front of the Milan goal. Even after the change of sides, Tottenham didn’t get any real chances against the good defense of the fifth in Serie A around former Schalke player Malick Thiaw.

With the substitution of the Brazilian World Cup star Richarlison, guest coach Antonio Conte hoped for more danger in attack (70th). However, that was only in front of their own goal: Charles de Ketelaere (78′) and the strong Thiaw (79′) each headed just wide and missed an even better starting position for Milan.

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