PSG eliminated by Bayern in the knockout stages of the Champions League after their defeat in Munich

The game: 2-0

At the foot of a summit at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, PSG remained at the bottom of the pass, their legs cut off by a Bayern Munich far from flamboyant, but mature enough to put it out. Beaten on the way to the Parc des Princes (0-1), Paris was waiting for the flame of Mbappé or Messi to overturn the table, but the two geniuses remained in their box. Like last season, Paris abandoned their Champions League dream in the round of 16.

While waiting for the entry of Kylian Mbappé to light up in the first leg, PSG this time started with the light on and their key man from the kick-off. Biting with an attempt after two minutes, Mbappé however did not have a clear chance. The Bavarian defense did not let go of a sole, and with such attention focused on their attacker, the Parisian collective initially seemed to take over, thanks to good pressing. After Messi, taken over by Davies then De Ligt (25th), Vitinha had the biggest chance of the first period, when Sommer lost the ball under pressure from Hakimi. But the Portuguese did not press his shot, pushed back by De Ligt in front of his line (38th).

PSG did not know how to make the difference on their highlight, and then let themselves be crunched. At first cautious – counting only on their prodigy Jamal Musiala to create danger (32nd, 43rd) – Bayern Munich raised their voices after the break. The Bavarians put a lot of pressure by settling in the last thirty Parisian meters, and ended up taking advantage of an excess of greed from Marco Verratti, victim of a two-man take from Müller and Goretzka, who were able to find Choupo -Moting, in the role of the former resentful (61st, see below).

The Parisian reaction, with in particular a header from Ramos slammed by Sommer (64th) was far too light to change anything. Messi went through the match without a flame, while Mbappé, muzzled, could not force fate. Bayern gave a lesson in defensive efficiency to silent Parisians in both matches, and Serge Gnabry killed the remaining suspense (90th) after another loss of the ball from Verratti, emblem of PSG version QSI whose hopes were dashed. still shattered by reality.

The player: Choupo-Moting continues the tradition

After Kingsley Coman, trained at PSG, on the way out, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting continued the tradition of former Parisians who became executioners. Very little affected in the first period, the Cameroonian international signaled a little more then. Caught in extremis by Danilo (50th) before being deprived of a goal for an offside by Thomas Müller (52nd), he opened the scoring with a flat right foot assured (61st), to knock out his former crew.

Choupo-Moting had just escaped a card for a dangerous tackle on Nuno Mendes (56th), which will not calm Parisian frustrations. Nor is the following statistic: five of Bayern Munich’s last seven goals against Paris in the Champions League have been scored by players who previously played at PSG (3 for Choupo-Moting, 2 for Coman).

The fact: Marquinhos injured, his replacement Mukiele too

Still suffering from his intercostal tear, Marquinhos cut his warm-up short at the Allianz Arena, but started the match well. The Brazilian, however, could not hold his role for very long. Unable to go to the duel, embarrassed to accelerate, the captain said stop after 35 minutes of play.

He left his armband to Kylian Mbappé and was replaced by Nordi Mukiele, very quickly sharp (41st, 43rd). Problem, the latter was very quickly injured in turn. He did not come out on the field after half-time, and was replaced by the young El Chadaille Bitshiabu, who made his baptism in the Champions League at 17 years old. Promising, but insufficient to go further.