Eric Maxim Choupo Moting scored against his previous club as Bayern Munich finished the Champions League any expectations of Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their most recent 16-second leg to arrive at the quarter-finals.
After Thomas Mueller dispossessed Marco Verratti inside his own penalty area, Choupo-Moting sidefooted the ball home for PSG, who lost the Champions League final 1-0 to Bayern in Lisbon in 2020.
In the first half, Matthijs de Ligt made a great goalline clearance, but other than that, Bayern was mostly fine because Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi didn’t do much.
Despite Mbappe’s return to full fitness after being limited to a substitute appearance in PSG’s 1-0 first-leg defeat, the Qatari-owned French champions’ lack of squad depth was highlighted.
PSG lost protectors Marquinhos and Nordi Mukiele
Neymar is set to miss the remainder of the time with a lower leg injury, while they lost protectors Marquinhos and Nordi Mukiele to wounds during this game.
Coach Christophe Galtier lamented that PSG conceded “a really stupid goal” due to Verratti’s error and did not “make the most of our chances.”
He stated, “There is disappointment and frustration in the dressing room.” We must look ahead rather than repeat the match.
When Bayern goalkeeper Yann Sommer attempted to dribble out of a crowded penalty area, Paris midfielder Vitinha won the ball, giving him the best opportunity in a tight first half.
De Ligt was able to clear the ball off the line thanks to Vitinha’s rolled effort, which left the goal empty.
After the break, his replacement Mukiele, who had just come back from an Achilles injury, didn’t show up, so Galtier had to use El Chadaille Bitshiabu, a 17-year-old center back, for the second half.
This caused Bayern to roar out of the blocks quickly in the second half.
In the 52nd minute, the Cameroon striker appeared to have recovered, but Mueller’s goal against him was disallowed for offside after he headed in from a Jamal Musiala cross that was curled.
The veteran Bayern player was found to have been interfering with play even though it appeared that he had not touched the ball before it went into the net.
Choupo-Moting broke PSG’s dam in 61 minutes
Bayern kept pushing, and Choupo-Moting broke PSG’s dam in 61 minutes, causing damage.
The ungainly Verratti was robbed by Mueller in the box, and Mueller passed the ball to Leon Goretzka, who squared for Choupo-Moting to make it two goals in two games.
Four minutes later, PSG center-back Sergio Ramos had a chance to make it even, but Sommer brilliantly saved his powerful header.
Gnabry put the game beyond question by firing into the far corner left-footed after snatching Joao Cancelo’s pass while Mbappe and Messi were having rough nights.
In injury time, Sadio Mane’s attempt at a third goal for the home team was disallowed due to offside.