What an exceptional evening! She is the one we will remember years later. At the end of 90 minutes of an intensity rarely (never?) seen, PSG beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League. The capital club was dominated and led, then dominant and ahead on the scoreboard, until it was three goals ahead. Finally after a great Parisian highlight, the Bavarians came back to within a goal, which we will have to make up for in 8 days at the Allianz Arena during the return.
Luis Enrique was not disappointed after the final whistle. He especially praised the performance of the evening’s protagonists. “I think we showed, both teams, what type of teams we arebegins the Asturian on Canal+. It was an exceptional match. I’ve never experienced that as a coach, a match of such intensity and this desire to win… I think all the supporters liked it, whatever the team. They were happy to see this show.» No regrets then, despite a score of 5-2 at the hour mark.
“I have never seen a match with such pace»
And no slack either according to him. “No, not physically… I have never seen a match with such pace. We must congratulate both teams, all the players. After that, when you are 3 goals ahead, when you have a very positive result, the opponent takes more risks… Bayern is a very high level team. The return match will be very complicated too. Now is not the time to see the negative. This is only the 3rd game they have lost this season. We deserved to win, to draw and to lose.»
This formula well sums up a legendary match between the two best teams of the moment in the Champions League. And to think that there is still one round left… “I think both teams showed their personality and their way of playing football», concludes the Parisian coach, particularly excited by this crazy match. We’re going to have to do it again but first, we have to rest the bodies, treat the injured, like Hakimi who was hit in the thigh in the last minutes. Thank you gentlemen and see you next week. We can’t wait.
