Kingsley Coman punished his former aspect for the second time in three years as he helped Bayern Munich safe a 1-0 first-leg win over Paris Saint-Germain on the Parc Des Princes. The German giants picked up a powerful win over their underwhelming French counterparts away from dwelling.

With each side having met twice because the 2020 UEFA Champions League remaining the place Coman scored in a 1-0 win for Bayern Munich, the event promised to be an incredible one as an underperforming PSG aspect, on their worst run of kind in a very long time, got here up in opposition to one other of the event’s favourites. Les Parisiens have been with out talismanic ahead Kylian Mbappe, who was solely match sufficient to begin from the bench, and Lionel Messi handed a late health take a look at to begin alongside Neymar. It was at all times going to be a tall order for the French aspect in entrance of their followers.

As anticipated, Bayern Munich began the extra lively of each side, dominating play and creating probabilities with out changing them. PSG appeared torpid by their requirements and struggled to create any issues for the visiting aspect. The French champions did not document a single shot within the first half of the encounter as they struggled to convey Messi and Neymar into the sport.

The match was sparked into life simply eight minutes into the second half as Alphonso Davies, who was launched instead of Joao Cancelo, floated a cross which was met on the far publish by Coman on the volley. The French winger declined to have a good time out of respect for his boyhood membership as he put Bayern Munich forward.

In response to falling behind, PSG boss Christoph Galtier turned to his bench and launched Mbappe for Carlos Soler within the 57th minute. The celebrity injected a brand new lease of life within the French champions and thought he had drawn them degree with their first actual likelihood of the sport within the 73rd minute. The 24-year-old was despatched by way of on aim however did not beat Yann Sommer within the Bayern aim. The rebound fell to Neymar, who additionally noticed his effort stopped by the veteran Swiss goalkeeper earlier than an offside Mbappe bundled the ball into the web in useless.

There was time for Mbappe to attain a second offside aim within the dying moments after he turned dwelling a low cross from Nuno Mendes, however the Portuguese left-back was marginally offside within the build-up to the aim, and the VAR dominated out the hassle. Two minutes later, Benjamin Pavard made a goal-saving block after Messi’s effort appeared destined to nestle at the back of the web.

There was time for late drama as Pavard obtained two late bookings to earn him a purple card, ruling him out of the second leg. With their stars hopefully again match, PSG will likely be trying to safe a comeback in a bid to rescue their European aspirations.