Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich put on a fantastic show this Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes. Ousmane Dembélé was elected man of the match after this semi-final first leg of the Champions League.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or greatly contributed to the victory of the reigning European champions. In particular by converting a penalty in stoppage time in the first period, then by once again deceiving Manuel Neuer, just before the hour mark, with a right-footed shot coming in with the help of the post.
“We saw two great teams who attack and don’t ask questions. Bayern is a great team, we too, we are happy with the result, even if we stopped playing a little at 5-2. It was an incredible match,” reacted PSG number 10 at the microphone of Canal+.
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The Rouge et Bleu may nevertheless have some regrets, knowing that they had a three-goal lead after this last goal from Ousmane Dembélé. “We are going to go to Munich to win and qualify. We’ll have to stay focused, but I think it’s going to be a good match.” imagined the former Barça player.
This is only the third defeat of the season for the Bavarian club, which has played fifty matches in all competitions. Their last setback dates back to January 24, against Augsburg (1-2) in the Bundesliga.