Suara.com – The following are interesting facts after Bayern Munich humiliated the host Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the first leg of the top 16 of the 2022-2023 Champions League, Wednesday (15/2/2023) early morning WIB.
The PSG vs Bayern Munich duel at the Parc des Princes, Paris ended with a score of 1-0 for the visitors’ victory. Die Roten scored the only goal through Kingsley Coman.
Coman, who is a former PSG player, scored against Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 53rd minute. The French striker tore PSG’s net after taking advantage of substitute Alphonso Davies’ cross.
Alphonso Davies sent a cross into the penalty box and the ball headed for Kingsley Coman. The Frenchman then slotted the ball low into the center of the net.
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This result is an important capital for Bayern Munich. The reason is, they now only need a draw in the second leg to qualify for the 2022-2023 Champions League quarter-finals.
The second leg of the last 16 round between Bayern vs PSG is scheduled to take place at the Allianz Arena, Munich on March 9.
Paris Saint-Germain’s forward Lionel Messi reacts after missing a goal opportunity during the first leg of the Champions League match between PSG vs Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes in Paris, on February 14, 2023.Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP
Here are 4 interesting facts after Bayern Munich silenced PSG, summarized from various sources:
1. PSG have lost five of their last 11 matches in all competitions in 2023 (5 wins, 1 draw). This number already surpasses their total loss in 2022 (4 losses from 46 matches).
2. PSG are the only team Kingsley Coman has conceded twice in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
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3. PSG only fired one shot against Bayern in the first half. That’s the fewest they have scored in the Champions League since facing Manchester City on 12 April 2016 (1 shot).
4. PSG player, Warren Zaïre-Emery, aged 16 years and 343 days, became the youngest player to start in the knockout stages of the Champions League.