PSG is on the ropes after suffering another defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League (1-0) and has added only 4 points out of a possible 15. With the absence of the fifth matchday which will be completed tomorrow, Luis Enrique’s team dropped to 26th place, one point away from the playoffs before the round of 16, but still have to face Manchester City, Salzburg or Stuttgart. A limiting situation to avoid elimination in the first instance.
The Asturian coach sat down Gianluigi Donnarummawhich failed with defeats against Arsenal and Atlético, and gave the title to Matvey Safonovwho already played on Friday against Toulouse. The Russian started to agree with him but the game was unbalanced by a serious mistake by the goalkeeper after a corner that allowed center back Kim-min Jae scored the goal.
Luis Enrique sits Donnarumma down and adjusts the procedure
Luis Enrique not only surprised to bet on Safonov. Also He changed the system using 4-4-2 with the fourth half, Fabian Ruiz play without ‘9’. A lack of efficiency punished his team again in the Champions League, as it did against PSV and Atlético.
Bayern rushed out though Safonov responded to Luis Enrique’s confidence by stopping two shots from Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sané, whom Vincent Kompany prefer instead Michael Olise, in the first quarter of an hour.
Thanks to a high pressure that allowed them to steal from the top, PSG stopped Bayern’s high pace, balanced the match and approached with some danger in some arrivals from Ousmane Dembélé.
Eat, a nightmare
Kingsley Coman, a constant nightmare for Achraf Hakimi In his attacks on the left, he completed a slalom with a deflected shot, but, with half an hour of play, it was PSG who gave the greatest sense of danger and could have scored had it not been for their inability to attack. in Champions.
Warren Zaïre-Emery, solohe finished badly with a ball from the left of Fabian Ruiz before Luis Enrique’s desperation. A few seconds later Dembélé tackled Kim Min-jae and Manuel Neuer took over his kick Rejection came João Nevesthat the attempt to approach the post.
The main mistake
It has arrived Safonov made a huge mistakewhich failed to clear a corner taken by Joshua Kimmich leaving the ball free for Kim put his head in to score in pleasure (38′).
PSG, who suffered a blow, were lucky not to concede a 2-0 lead before the break. Coman left again with Achraf running before his shot rose and Safonov tried to redeem himself keeping his team on their feet with two interventions.
Red for Dembélé
Equality was maintained in the second half. PSG, good in the development of the game on average, looked for a tie, although without that ‘blow’ that condemns them in this Champions League, until Dembele, reprimanded in the 37th minute for protesting, he received a second yellow card when he brought down, a victim of weakness, Alphonso Davies when he took the ball outside the area after his shot was blocked (57′).
Musiala forgave
Luis Enrique introduced Kang-in Lee and later in the middle forward Gonçalo Ramos, but PSG lacks offensive drive. Before changing, Musiala had two good chances in the sentence, with a high shot and another one, deflected by Safonov, the post was repelled.
Bayern controlled the game, they seemed to be able to close the game whenever they wanted. He did not do so and uncertainty remained until the end in PSG’s search for a goal.
In the end, Bayern did not let themselves be surprised and, since losing against Barcelona in Montjuïc (4-1), they have won their seven games without a single goal. With 9 points, they move up to 11th place, one point behind the 8 teams that will have direct access to the round of 16. Considering that they still have to face Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord and Slovan Bratislava, no it is reasonable to think that they will achieve the goal.
match lineup
1
27
19
8
2
3
10
6
9
42
11
39
2
25
17
5
51
33
87
29
10
8
Allianz Arena
Matvey Safonov39
Achraf Hakimi2
56′
Nuno Mendes25
70′
Vitinha17
Marquinhos5
37′
Willian Pacho51
70′
Warren Zaire-Emery33
64′
João Neves87
Bradley Barcola29
71′
76′
Ousmane Dembele10
36′
55′
66′
71′
Fabian Ruiz8
82′
94′
Replacements
Gianluigi Donnarumma1
Arnau Tenas80
Beraldo35
Milan Skriniar37
Yoram Zague42
70′
75′
Lee Kang-In19
64′
71′
83′
Goncalo Ramos9
71′
Marco Asensio11
82′
76′
Désiré Doue14
Randal Kolo Muani23
coach
Vincent Kompany
Luis Enrique Martínez García
Source: La Verdad
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