MUNICH.- He Paris Saint-Germain will aspire to defend his title European Champions League after eliminating in their semifinal the Bayern Munichwith whom they tied 1-1 in the second leg this Wednesday in Germanya week after the vibrant French 5-4 victory in Paris.
The European final is, therefore, served: on May 30, in Budapesthe PSG of Luis Enrique will face another club with a Spanish coach, the Arsenal of Mikel Artetawhich on Tuesday eliminated the Atlético de Madrid.
After the scoring festival of the first leg, noted as one of the best matches in the history of the competition, the second leg seemed to start on the same note, when PSG needed just three minutes to take the lead, thanks to Ousmane Dembelebut the scoreboard then did not move until the late and insufficient tie by Harry Kane (90+4′).
He Allianz Arena in Munich He was thus again a talisman for PSG, who won their first and so far only title in the Old Continent’s top tournament last season in that same stadium, then with an exhibition in the final against the Inter Milan (5-0).
Winning their first Champions League will be precisely the objective of Arsenal, who will play their second final of the tournament twenty years after falling to the Barcelona in 2006.
Before that long-awaited final, both PSG and Arsenal, leaders in their respective national championships, will try to secure the league title as soon as possible to be able to dose their forces thinking about their great challenge.
Perfect connection
Bayern had been conspiring for a week to seek a comeback, but PSG suddenly cooled the local spirits with a perfect connection between two key men in this tie, who had scored doubles in the first leg: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia He sent a pass of death into the area, where Dembélé connected surrounded by rivals, but free of marking, to score his seventh goal in this Champions League.
“Kvaradona” thus continued to confirm his spectacular performance in this Champions League, where he has scored 10 goals and increased his assists to 5.
That blow in the 3rd minute made everything very complicated for Bayern, who came close to equalizing in the 15th minute, when Nuno Mendes blocked a shot full of danger Michael Olise.
About half an hour into the game, Bayern angrily protested a handball in the penalty area. Joao Neveswhich the referee considered involuntary, and the Portuguese player himself was about to score shortly after, in the 35th minute, but his header from point-blank range was deflected by the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
The visiting goalkeeper responded with the same effectiveness, Matvey Safonovjust before the break before two attempts to Jamal Musiala (44′, 45′).
two walls
In the second half, the two goalkeepers continued to be a nightmare for their rivals, after the scorers had gained the spotlight in the first leg.
Neuer was putting providential hands before Desiré Doue (57′, 64′) and Kvaratskhelia (58′), preventing PSG from completely killing the tie.
But in the other area, Safonov was not willing to let Bayern wake up, despite isolated attempts by Luis Diaz (69′) and Olise (70′).
As the minutes passed, PSG chloroformed the match to the despair of a Bayern that could only dream for a few moments, when Kane scored his fourteenth goal of this Champions League with a powerful shot in the area (90+4′), but without time for his team to really seek extra time.
With the final whistle, PSG celebrated with relief their third qualification to the Champions League final.
The first was the one they lost in 2020, precisely against Bayern, who with the title of Bundesliga insured since last April 19, the only incentive in this course is to seek the German Cupon Saturday the 23rd against Stuttgarta week before following a PSG-Arsenal match on television that looks exciting.
