2023-02-14
94′ THE MATCH ENDS: BAYERN ASSAULTS THE PARK OF THE PRINCES.
The round of 16 of the Champions League began and the crisis continues at PSG, they do not hit one in Ligue 1, the French Cup and now in the Champions League.
Galtier’s men fell this Tuesday 0-1 once morest Bayern Munich in the Parque de los Príncipes. The goal was scored by Kingsley Coman at minute 53.
After a cross from Alphonso Davies, the Frenchman finished off at the far post, Donnarumma misjudged the shot and made a serious mistake.
PSG tried from all sides and at 81 scored the tie, but an offside took away the possibility of taking the visit 1-1.
A spectacular run by Nuno Mendes started the play that would end in a goal for Mbappé, but the VAR review and a millimeter offside deprived the Parisians of their cry.
The return is agreed for March 8 and will be played at the Allianz Arena. It should be remembered that the away goal no longer counts and if PSG wants to advance they must win the game by more than one goal.
91’ Red for Pavard following Messi was lowered. The referee took him yellow and he already had it. Free kick for PSG.
90’ Another change at Bayern. It goes Sane And enter Stanisic and four minutes are added.
87’ Goes into Gravenberch and retires she had to. Nagelsmann does not see it clearly
84’ CLOSE TO PSG! Great overflow once more by Nuno Mendes, Messi finished off, but Pavard covered.
82’ CANCELED FOR NUNO MENDES OFF PLAY!
81’ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL from PSG, a spectacular run by Nuno Mendes and Mbappé came to define to make it 1-1.
80’ PSG is going up in pressure and be careful because Bayern can now find the sentence behind the Parisian defense.
75’ And double change at Bayern. Choupo-Moting and Coman leave and Müller and Gnabry enter.
73’ BAYERN WAS SAVED! First Mbappé, Sommer covered it, then it was Neymar and he rejected the defense. On Neymar’s second shot attempt, Mbappé scored, but he was ahead.
70’ Coman was leaving and the entrance of Kimpembe it arrives very late. Yellow for the PSG player.
64’ DONNARUMAAAA AGAIN! The goalkeeper saved from the second once morest a cover following a header from Pavard.
63’ DONNARUMMA PLUG! Musiala overflowed Nuno Mendes, took a center back that Choupo finished off, but the Italian rejected.
61’ Choupo earwig that stops well Donnarumma.
56’ Double change at PSG following the goal, Mbappé and Fabián Ruiz enter and Carlos Soler and Zaire-Emery leave.
52’ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL from Bayern Munich, Coman makes the first. Davies’ center that the Frenchman finishes off, a mistake by Donnarumma who miscalculated the shot.
50’ Better PSG at this time. The French team already brings danger to Sommer’s frame.
47’ A change is also reported at Bayern, Alphonso Davies enters for Joao Cancelo.
46’ PSG reports change, Kimpembe enters for Hakimi
START THE SECOND HALF!
45’ Messi finished off the barrier and the first half ended.
44’ Messi gets an important foul on the Bayern front, De Ligt went with everything and the Argentine hit the brake to get the offence. Lionel is coming.
42’ BAYERN CLOSE! Shot from the front of Kimmich that Donnarumma contained, the Germans are better, but they don’t score the first.
40’ Little activity from Yan Sommer, the Swiss goalkeeper has a quiet game without news.
36’ If Messi and Neymar don’t appear, PSG will suffer a lot once morest this Bayern.
33’ EATAAAAAAAN! Shot from the Frenchman who leaves next to Donnarumma’s frame. Close to Bayern.
30’ Mbappé watching the game from the bench.
29’ Now Neymar is the one who goes down to Pavard, but there is no card.
26’ hard lack of Pavard regarding Neymar and the first card of the game for the Frenchman.
25’ Bayern Munich continues to dominate, but cannot find the goal.
20’ Neymar falls near the area, but Michael Oliver, referee of the match, tells him to get up.
18’ Another arrival from Coman, who wins the bottom line and takes a good cross that Ramos wins from above.
14’ Bayern Munich dominates the game, but cannot translate their dominance into clear goal opportunities.
10’ The emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, owner of PSG is in the Parc des Princes.
8’ PSG came out on the counterattack but the last pass on Neymar is too long.
6’ In the other game of the day, Milan went on to win thanks to a goal from Brahim Díaz.
3’ First touch that Messi gives in the game and De Ligt lowers it. Lack for PSG.
2’ Bayern dominates the first minutes, PSG is withdrawn.
1’ BAYERN WARNED! Shot from the front of Choupo-Moting.
START THE GAME BETWEEN PSG AND BAYERN!
Before the start of the match, a minute’s silence was observed for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
CONFIRMED LINEUPS:
PSG: Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, Marquinhos, Ramos, Achraf, Danilo, Verratti, Soler, Zaire-Emery, Neymar y Messi.
Bayern: Sommer, Cancelo, Upamecano, De Ligt, Pavard, Kimmich, Goretzka, Musiala, Sané, Coman y Choupo-Moting.
Wrapped in a spiral of bad results, PSG has a lot to fear with the visit of Bayern Munich, on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 (2:00 pm), but the possible return of Kylian Mbappé next to Leo Messi, restores hope to his fans.
The severe defeat conceded in Monaco on Saturday (3-1) in Ligue 1 plunged the club from the capital into a crisis and it is with a wounded morale and many doubts that it launches into the assault of the six-time European champions.
Since the resumption of competitions following the 2022 World Cup, PSG have lost four times, when they were unbeaten during the first part of the season, and coach Christophe Galtier has been weakened when it comes to challenging the Germans, despite to his leading place in the championship.
PSG is therefore in danger. The German “Rekordmeister”, who has suddenly recovered following a difficult start to the year and a cascade of injuries (Manuel Neuer, Sadio Mané, Lucas Hernandez, Noussair Mazraoui), has everything to spoil the season for the French club.
– Mbappé, anti-crisis remedy –
The whole challenge for Galtier will be to quickly find the good words and the solutions to straighten out a mentally damaged team that also seems physically tired.
The Parisian coach, who seems to be incapable of straightening out his troops in recent weeks, has a lot at stake in this tie, in a competition that is the absolute goal of PSG’s Qatari owners.
The former Lille coach is going to discover for the first time in his career the stifling atmosphere of the Champions League qualifiers and he does not want to fail.
In this ocean of doubts and concerns, PSG, in crisis following their setback in Monaco, has nevertheless seen a small ray of sunshine on Sunday following Kylian Mbappé returned to training.
Injured on February 1 and announced as a three-week sideline due to a thigh muscle injury, the World Cup’s top scorer (8 goals) seems to have recovered, faster than expected, and has been included in the squad for the match. although he might start on the substitute bench.
With the express recovery of Mbappé, PSG has its best anti-crisis remedy, capable of changing everything for the better, at least on a psychological level, even if Julian Nagelsmann, the Bayern coach, expected it and had affirmed it since the 3rd of February, not believing the Frenchman’s absence, speaking of a “poker” play.
“I prepare the game as if I were going to play,” he explained.
– Messi and Verratti expected –
In addition to Mbappé, PSG is also going to recover two other elements that can change the balance of forces, currently clearly in favor of Bayern, who have won two consecutive Bundesliga wins.
Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti, absent in Monaco due to injury, will be in the game at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, as well as Presnel Kimpembe, who also ended his Achilles tendon problems, who might help solidify a defense away from be waterproof at this time.
With these three players and Mbappé at least on the bench, PSG will have another face than the one shown in Monaco and will have all its assets to try to beat their executioner in the 2020 Champions League final (1-0), in He hopes that Neymar, without currently shining, can quickly rediscover his magic.
On the German side, without Sadio Mané, Nagelsmann relies heavily in attack on Kingsley Coman and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, both of whom PSG know well.
The first, formed at PSG, but a Munich hero in the 2020 final between the two, is perceived by Nagelsmann as an “extremely important” element and the Cameroonian continues to be very useful, waiting to see Mané, second for the Ballon d’Or 2022, behind Karim Benzema, being expected for the second leg (March 8).
Both can hurt PSG, for whom a new setback at home would be cataclysmic.
Probable lineups:
PSG: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Nuno Mendes, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; Danilo Pereira, Warren Zaire Emery, Vitinha; Leo Messi, Hugo Ekitike and Neymar.
Bayern: Yan Sommer; Alphonse Davies, Benjamin Pavard, Mathijjs de Ligt, Joao Cancelo; Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich; Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman; Eric Maxim Choupo Moting.
Hour: 2:00 P.M
Transmit: ESPN/Star +/ TNT Sports
