Bayern Munich hung with the European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, for 77 minutes but ultimately failed to find the finishing touch. Désiré Doué’s left-footed shot broke the deadlock and Ousmane Dembélé scored in stoppage time to put the game out of reach. Before Dembélé’s goal, Willian Pacho and former Bayern player Lucas Hernández were both ejected for red card challenges in the second half.
In the first half, Bayern lost Jamal Musiala (lower leg) and Josip Stanišić (upper leg) to injuries. Musiala’s nasty injury will sideline him indefinitely.
PSG will move on to the semifinals to play today’s winner of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
Jersey Swap: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Bayern pounded early on Donnarumma but he kept the clean sheet with five saves. Bayern fans will probably loathe the Italian goalkeeper for the rest of his career for his involvement in Musiala’s injury, regardless of whether he is innocent or guilty.
Der Kaiser: Manuel Neuer
Like every other team in the world, Bayern’s entire defense struggled with PSG’s insane pace at the attacking position, including Dayot Upamecano. Luckily, “Man-wall” Neuer came up clutch with three big saves to give Bayern a fighting chance.
On Doué’s goal, Neuer’s view was blocked and then he slipped, like many other players today. The precisee shot was likely out of reach, but Neuer will still blame himself for conceding two goals in Thomas Müller’s final match for Bayern.
At the age of 39, Neuer is still playing at an elite level. Can he surpass Gianluigi Buffon and play into his late forties?
Fußballgott: Aleksandar Pavlović
It is rare for Joshua Kimmich to be outplayed by his midfield counterpart. Pavlović’s box-to-box range was crucial in containing PSG’s midfield, especially in the buildups from the back. All of PSG’s scoring opportunities went through the wings. It was cruel that Pavlović was replaced after he received zero rotational help on Doué’s game winner.
Der Bomber: Michael Olise
Nuno Mendes will walk away with the win in hand but Olise gave the Portuguese defender a variety of dribbles, passes, and feints all night. Olise’s right-footed shot, parried away by Donnarumma, was Bayern’s best opportunity all night.
The French winger continues to bring his brilliance to the right wing. With Musiala out for the foreseeable future, Olise will be the focal point of Bayern’s attack.
Meister of the Match: Kingsley Coman
Playing against his former club, the Frenchman was instrumental on both sides of the pitch. On a number of occasions, he tracked down Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to cover for Konrad Laimer and Stanišić. In the attacking third, he repeatedly beat Achraf Hakimi and found a teammate in the box.
Unfortunately, Coman was unable to recreate his theatrics from the 2020 final. While Bayern still want to bring on another winger this summer, Coman has stated his case to be the go-to starter on the left wing.