Bayern 1-1 PSG (agg 5-6): Dembele’s winner seals back-to-back final spot for PSG
Bayern 1-1 PSG (agg 5-6): Dembele's winner seals back-to-back final spot for PSG
Bayern 1-1 PSG (agg 5-6): Dembele’s winner seals back-to-back final spot for PSG
Having extended their advantage through Ousmane Dembele’s third-minute strike, Luis Enrique’s side took a different approach than they did in last week’s 5-4 win at the Parc des Princes, producing a resolute defensive display.
Harry Kane broke their resistance four minutes into second-half stoppage time, but it was too little, too late for Bayern as PSG maintained their one-goal aggregate lead.
A flowing PSG move led to Dembele silencing the Allianz Arena early on, with the Ballon d’Or winner hammering past Manuel Neuer after being picked out by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cutback.
Another driving run from Kvaratskhelia resulted in his shot deflecting into the side netting, then Bayern went close on a couple of occasions, with Luis Diaz shanking his effort after bamboozling Warren Zaire-Emery and Michael Olise curling narrowly over the top.
Bayern also had a penalty appeal waved away when Vitinha’s clearance struck the arm of Joao Neves, and the PSG duo almost combined for a goal at the other end when Vitinha’s free-kick was nodded across goal by Neves, drawing a full-stretch save from Neuer.
Matvey Safonov got down to block Jamal Musiala’s shot, but Bayern’s best chance of the first half came in stoppage time, when the unmarked Jonathan Tah headed wide.
Bayern struggled to build momentum in the second half, and they were indebted to Neuer for keeping them in the tie as he reacted well to thwart Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue, the latter after a powerful run past Josip Stanisic, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich and Tah.
In truth, PSG could have been out of sight before Kane lashed home from Alphonso Davies’ assist, with Doue and Bradley Barcola both going close, but it mattered little as the Ligue 1 champions celebrated wildly at full-time.
