Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé must wait one other 12 months for an opportunity to win the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain.
Bayern Munich contained the World Cup stars and beat PSG 2-0 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals 3-0 on combination.
After former PSG ahead Kingsley Coman scored within the round-of-16 first leg, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting — one other former PSG participant — doubled the benefit earlier than Serge Gnabry completed off the scoring at Allianz Stadium.
PSG had dominated the primary half of the sport and was solely denied the lead by a goal-line clearance from Bayern’s Matthijs de Ligt, however Bayern regained its focus within the second half to safe the win.
Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann had spoken beforehand of getting a plan to close down Messi and Mbappé and it appeared to work as Bayern’s defenders steadily squeezed them out of the sport.
“Within the first sport, we didn’t do what we had spoken about earlier than very properly,” Nagelsmann instructed broadcaster DAZN. “There was an excessive amount of area. We defended higher within the second half and have been harmful on the ball. Ultimately, we deserved to win.”
All PSG can win this season is the French league title after being knocked out of the French Cup by Marseille final month.
Shortly after having a purpose dominated out for offside, and in addition inadvertently blocking a teammate’s shot, Choupo-Moting scored within the 61st minute to place Bayern on the right track for the quarterfinals and ship PSG — which has by no means gained the Champions League — out of the competitors within the final 16 for the second 12 months working.
Leon Goretzka and Thomas Müller teamed as much as take the ball off Marco Verratti and Goretzka squared the ball for Choupo-Moting to use a easy end with goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma stranded.
Two substitutes then linked up to verify of the win on the counter within the 89th, with João Cancelo surging down the precise flank earlier than taking part in in Gnabry to attain.
Video games between PSG and Bayern have helped outline the profession of Choupo-Moting, a late-developing 33-year-old ahead who till this season was greatest generally known as a backup striker for Robert Lewandowski at Bayern.
Choupo-Moting performed for PSG in opposition to Bayern when the German crew gained the Champions League last in 2020. After signing for Bayern as a free agent the next season, he scored as soon as in every leg in a defeat on away objectives to PSG within the Champions League quarterfinals.
PSG was with out Neymar, who performed the primary leg earlier than sustaining a season-ending ankle harm, however had Mbappé, a substitute within the first sport, again within the beginning lineup.
The French champions pressed Bayern excessive up the sphere from the beginning, pressuring Bayern’s protection into some rash choices. Bayern was fortunate to flee with out conceding when de Ligt made a determined goal-line block within the thirty sixth to clear Vitinha’s shot on an in any other case unguarded web. The possibility happened when goalkeeper Yann Sommer tried to dribble ahead beneath strain from Achraf Hakimi, solely to provide the ball away to Vitinha.
Swiss goalkeeper Sommer — signed to face in for the injured Manuel Neuer — paid tribute to de Ligt, telling DAZN that he would reward the defender with “a truck load of Swiss chocolate.”
“I believe we defended very properly and, within the second half, have been higher at discovering the area between the strains,” Sommer mentioned.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier blamed the crew’s busy schedule and accidents to key gamers for the loss. The harm checklist lengthened when captain Marquinhos went off within the thirty sixth minute with what gave the impression to be a repeat of the rib ache which restricted him in final week’s win over Nantes.
His substitute, Nordi Mukiele, was himself taken off at halftime for 17-year-old defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu, who was making his Champions League debut.
“We conceded what was a extremely silly first purpose at this degree,” Galtier mentioned. “Sure, there was strain from Bayern, however typically you mustn’t be ashamed to play it lengthy to recover from the urgent. While you’re behind after an hour’s play, it’s troublesome.”