Online Reporter
PARIS Saint-Germain have been the most thrilling outfit in Europe over the last year but Luis Enrique’s side showed another side to their game as they held off Bayern Munich on Wednesday night to reach a second straight Champions League football final. After their epic 5-4 victory in the first leg of their semi-final, when the attacking quality of both sides made for one of the greatest games in the competition’s history, PSG got the job done in the return at the Allianz Arena thanks to a brilliant early goal followed by a heroic rearguard action.
Ousmane Dembele scored inside three minutes after a typically devastating counter-attack, and the French champions then set about thwarting their hosts, as Bayern very nearly failed to score in a game for the first time all season. Harry Kane did eventually equalise on the night, but his strike came too late and a 1-1 draw took PSG through 6-5 on aggregate. “Tonight showed what type of team we are,” Luis Enrique told broadcaster Canal Plus.
“We showed our maturity, being able to defend as well as attack. As a coach it was a pleasure to see that performance.”
“We can’t always win with magic or extraordinary play. Today we had to defend a lot but we defended very well,” added Desire Doue. The display of defensive solidarity and solidity was led by the immense Willian Pacho, the Ecuadorian who remarkably won all six of his duels on the pitch. — AFP Sport.
