Not even Kylian MbappĂ©바카라s substitute appearance could end Paris Saint-Germain바카라s slump, as it lost 1-0 at home to Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 Champions League clash.
A third straight loss made it five defeats in 11 games this year for PSG coach Christophe Galtier바카라s team.
Bayern winger Kingsley Coman volleyed home inside the penalty area from Alphonso Davies바카라 left-wing cross in the 53rd minute.
The Paris-raised Coman, who PSG sold to Juventus when he was 18, held his hands up to show he wasn바카라t celebrating scoring against his former club 바카라 again.
바카라It바카라s the city where I was born and raised so it was difficult to celebrate here,바카라 Coman said. 바카라Given our performance we could have done more, but at the end it was a bit difficult so we바카라re satisfied with the win.바카라
When Bayern won the last of its six Champions League titles in 2020, it beat PSG 1-0 with Coman heading home the winner.
The World Cup superstar Mbappé made an unexpectedly quick recovery from injury and had two would-be goals disallowed for offside after coming on in the second half.
바카라It was difficult, unpredictable. I wasn바카라t supposed to play but I wanted to play and help my mates. We did everything, we worked night and day to get me some game time,바카라 MbappĂ© said. 바카라I wanted to (start the game). But sometimes you have to be satisfied with what you can do, and that바카라s all I could do.바카라
The return leg is on March 8.
PSG was eliminated by Real Madrid in the last 16 last season and may need Mbappé at this best to avoid another early exit.
바카라When we have our players ready and we can play our attacking game, they (Bayern) are not comfortable,바카라 MbappĂ© said. 바카라We have to retain how we finished the game. We saw that we can cause them problems.바카라
Mbappé showed no ill effects of the thigh tear he sustained two weeks ago.
He had a shot saved by Yann Sommer in the 73rd after racing through down the left. Sommer saved Neymar바카라s follow-up and the ball fell to MbappĂ© near the line, but he was well offside.
MbappĂ© peeled away in delight after volleying Nuno Mendes바카라 cross from close range with 10 minutes left, but it was chalked off following a quick video review.
바카라That바카라s the new soccer, there바카라s VAR. If it바카라s offside, it바카라s offside, you just have to switch quickly,바카라 MbappĂ© said. 바카라The important thing is to go over there and qualify, and from what I saw that바카라s possible.바카라
Bayern바카라s defense held firm under some late pressure, although defender Benjamin Pavard received a second yellow card was sent off for a late tackle on Lionel Messi in stoppage time.
Bayern immediately generated pressure from the start against a nervous-looking PSG by closing down high up the field. PSG hadn바카라t lost three straight games since late 2011, which was only months into the new reign of Qatari owners QSI.
바카라Bayern really got on top of us and we struggled to hold the ball high up the pitch. The first half was very difficult for us,바카라 Galtier said. 바카라I knew we could use Kylian in the second half, but unfortunately we conceded this goal just before I was going to bring him on.바카라
The dominance of Julian Nagelsmann바카라s team in midfield was so complete that it forced Messi to drop deep to get the ball, and Neymar was anonymous for most of the match.
바카라We were a bit surprised by how much of the ball we had. We didn바카라t expect Paris to be so passive; it was a good first half,바카라 Nagelsmann said. 바카라The two times they really threatened it was offside.바카라
Midway through the first half, Neymar lay face-first on the field after a shoulder barge from a defender. English referee Michael Oliver waved play on and Sommer 바카라 although nearby 바카라 didn바카라t check on Neymar, who at the 2018 World Cup in Russia earned an unwelcome reputation for diving and play-acting.
Bayern바카라s possession didn바카라t lead to clear chances, however, and midfielder Joshua Kimmich바카라s 20-meter drive was easily captured by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 43rd.
Nagelsmann showed shrewd tactical sense by bringing on Davies and switching Coman from the left to the right flank with seamless efficiency. Bayern came close to 2-0 when former PSG striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting had a shot tipped onto the post by Donnarumma.
PSG midfielder Warren ZaĂŻre-Emery became the youngest player to start a Champions League knockout match at the age of 16 years, 343 days.
AC Milan beat Tottenham 1-0 in the night바카라s other Champions League match.
