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In photo: the joy of Luis Diaz (double scorer) and the Munich residents. Considering the first period, there is something to be said for it.
PSG cannot escape the Munich pressure, with Kompany’s team spending colossal energy to recover from the loss of the ball. For the moment, there is no match.
New concern in the Parisian ranks with Kvaratskhelia suffering on the ground. The Parisian trainers entered the pitch, there was fear of an injury to his left leg but the Georgian winger got up.
Luis Diaz has three goals in the Champions League this season. With Liverpool, the Colombian striker had scored three… in nine matches the previous year in C1.
Diaz’s double! Taking advantage of a huge error from Marquinhos, who procrastinated in the middle, the Munich striker appeared, stole the ball and went to beat Chevalier a second time with a cross shot. First nightmarish period for the Parisians this Tuesday evening.
The double post for Gnabry! Only a few moments after Barcola’s opportunity, the Munich striker attempted a cross shot from 20 meters and Chevalier was saved by his two posts, in quick succession. Paris was very hot!
Neuer stops Barcola! Here is a first opportunity in this match for Paris with a superb opening from Ruiz towards Barcola on the left. On his control, the former Lyonnais puts down Laimer and he attempts a point at the end of the race and from a tight angle. Well placed, Neuer intervenes.
After a nice deflection for Mendes, Barcola launches an impressive sprint down the wing, his partner sees him but his pass is imprecise. Bayern recovers quickly.
As announced, Dembélé could not continue and he went straight to the locker room. As we had mentioned, the former Barcelona player could not press properly and his game ended after barely 25 minutes. In the meantime, Lee comes in as a right winger, Barcola switches to the left and Kvaratskhelia takes the center.
Entrance of Lee Kang-In
Exit of O. Dembélé
Hard blow for PSG since Dembélé, who had the mask on just after his equalizing non-goal, does not seem to be able to continue. Lee is getting ready to enter.
Goal denied to PSG! On a volley from Kvaratskhelia from the left, Dembélé scores from close range but is flagged offside after analysis by the VAR assistants.
Olise leads a nice duel with Pacho along the straight. First, the French playmaker drops the Parisian defender, before a powerful return from the latter to win.
On the corner following Pavlovic’s strike, Kimmich crosses almost directly towards the goal and it takes an intervention from Pacho to clear from the near post. Paris is suffering.
Pavlovic’s strike! After a terrible loss of ball from Barcola, full axis, the Bavarian midfielder unleashed a sudden shot from 22 meters and Pacho deflected from behind. The ball then passes next to a Knight who had not had time to move.
After a magnificent rush from Mendes, to eliminate two players in the corridor, Zaire-Emery shifts Ruiz, the latter strikes from the left and it is Kvaratskhelia who deflects from the surface. The Parisian striker is offside as a bonus.
A bit of a surprise starter this Tuesday evening, given his state of form, Ousmane Dembélé tries a few pressures but far, very far from the intensity displayed during the last Champions League final. For the moment, the 2025 Ballon d’Or is not a hindrance for the Munich defense.
Superbly launched in depth by Mendes, along the left line, Kvaratskhelia does not take the ball as well as possible and Laimer, again, finally forces him to move back ten meters. Missed opportunity for the former Neapolitan.
The Parisians are currently shaken by the impact of the Bavarians. The latter won the majority of duels, like this successful exit from Laimer at the feet of Kvaratskhelia.
Mendes’ rescue! After another sudden pass from Gnabry (as on the goal), Laimer is this time alerted in the area and it takes the Parisian full-back’s return at the last minute to prevent the Munich player from hitting in an ideal position. It was minus one.
Luis Diaz, recruited from Liverpool this summer, has just scored his second goal of the season in the Champions League (fourth appearance). He has also scored five times in nine Bundesliga matches.
Diaz already opens the score! After less than five minutes, Bayern took the lead after a lightning counterattack. Found in the area by Gnabry, Olise first lost his duel with Chevalier but Diaz followed and scored with a sharp right-footed shot. On the trajectory, Marquinhos was unable to push the ball away from the goal line.
The other thing to note, during these first moments, is the imposing pressing carried out by the Parisian team but also by that of Bayern. Luis Enrique had already mentioned this similarity before the meeting, expecting an “intense” game.
The first minutes of play allow us to note two things: Barcola starts well on the right, with Kvaratskhelia on the left. On the Bavarian side, Olise is well stuck on the straight, with Gnabry in the axis.
Maurizio Mariani, the main referee of the match, kicks off the first period.
Note that PSG has just moved to second (and Bayern third) since Arsenal have just won at Slavia Prague (0-3). The Gunners (12 points out of 12) have one more match, therefore, but also three steps ahead of the two clubs mentioned.
On the Munich side, Vincent Kompany had largely turned this weekend against Leverkusen (3-0 success) and he recorded six returns in his eleven: Kane, Olise, Diaz, Pavlovic, Upamecano and Stanisic. Holders three days ago, Neuer, Laimer, Tah, Kimmich and Gnabry continue. The latter could start in the center, in support of Kane, or on the right, if Olise is preferred in the center of the game.
UEFA has just revealed the team compositions and Luis Enrique makes three changes compared to the eleven which started on Saturday against Nice (1-0). Zabarnyi, suspended, is replaced in the hinge by Marquinhos to accompany Pacho while Dembélé is well established in front, surrounded by Barcola and Kvaratskhelia. Last change: the return of Ruiz to the midfield, to the detriment of Neves (on the bench).
Note that the two teams had already met, four months ago, in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. PSG, without Dembélé at kick-off but with Doué, won 2-0 before crushing Real Madrid in the half (4-0). It was on that day, too, that Donnarumma seriously injured Musiala. The Munich prodigy has still not played again since and his return is hoped for “December”, without further details.
Workforce point: PSG is deprived of two players this Tuesday evening (Doué, seriously injured, and Zabarnyi, suspended). Two absentees are also worth noting, on the Bavarian side: the injured Davies (left side) and Musiala (playmaker).
Before receiving the Bavarian ogre, who has 15 victories in as many matches this season, PSG beat Atalanta Bergamo in C1 (4-0) at the Parc, before two successes away: on the grounds of FC Barcelona (1-2) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-7). Bayern, for their part, dominated Chelsea (3-1), Pafos (1-5) and Bruges (4-0).
The evening’s lineup brings together two of the five teams (out of thirty-six) having won their first three matches (with Inter Milan, Arsenal and Real Madrid), PSG (1er) just ahead of Bayern (2nd) thanks to… a better attack (+10 each on goal difference, 13 goals for Paris, 12 for Munich).
Welcome to our site to follow live the 4th day of the Men’s Champions League and the clash between PSG and Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes. Kick-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. this Tuesday.