65 min: PSG sub: Verratti on, Paredes on. Can the Italian bring the stimulus PSG need? “There’s a tattoo parlour in Wellington, NZ, whose shopfront proudly displays the word ‘TATOO’,†reports Martin Burley. “That does not exactly instil would-be customers with confidence…â€
63 min: Just like Kimmich for the goal, Müller floats over a cross from the right. Kehrer is caught unawares again, and Coman tries to punish him again, this time meting the delivery with his in-step. But Kimpembe clears near his own line!
60 min: So PSG, so dominant in their own league, are now trailing because of a goal by a Frenchman. There’s a little irony in that. Meanwhile, Kimpembe has just made a superb diving header to prevent Bayern from doubling their lead!
GOAL! PSG 0-1 Bayern (Coman 59)
Coman always looked the most likely to make the break through for Bayern, but not like that! Joshua served up a dainty cross from the right to the edge of the six-yard box. Coman, barely needing to jump, kept his eye on it and guided a downward header into the the far corner!
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59 min: PSG are defending deep now and with great discipline. Bayern look short of ideas, while PSG are just waiting for an opportunity to counter…
57 min: You know what this game needs? Or rather, who this game needs? Verratti. There’s been a dearth of midfield ingenuity and he has plenty, if he’s fit enough. And just as I type that, Bayern send Coutinho to warm up….
51 min: Aggro! Gnabry is booked for a clipping Neymar late near the touchline. The Brazilian screams in pain and several players come together to exchange angry shoves and angry shapes. Paredes gets himself a booking for excessive posturing. “That half-time comment from Gary Naylor…†begins Bobby Moore. “… is the closest Everton will ever get to a Champions League final.â€
48 min: Coman stabs a ball from the corner of the box towards the near post. Silva puts it out for a corner. Bayern waste it.
47 min: PSG use their first possession of the half to work the ball wide to Mbappé. Müller gets back to help out Kimmich. They ignore the lollipops proffered by the forward and step in to take away his ball.
46 min: Bayern get the second half going. Neither manager mad any personnel changes during the break.
“Both sides remind me of Everton this season – and that’s not a good thing,†drals Gary Naylor. “There’s goals in them, but such is the paucity of imagination with the final ball that it might never happen.â€
“I’m no fan of Neymar, but credit where it was due: with so much of PSG’s press coming from the front, he is tasked with an absurd amount of ground to cover,†analysis Matthew Richman. “A few minutes ago he was chasing the ball with no support as three Bayern players passed it around rondo style. At no point did he drop his pace. The immediate comparison I thought of was Cristiano Ronaldo, who I remember turning to berate his teammates as Barcelona tiki-takaed around him. That is an excellent work ethic.†He has been wonderful in this tournament since it resumed. All that has been missing from him has been a goal. No better time to put that right …
Half-time: PSG 0-0 Bayern
It’s been a tad bitty and nervy but there have been quite a few chances nonetheless: Mbappé should have scored just before the break; Neymar could have done so earlier on; Lewandowski hit the post; and Coman seems to be explaining to the ref as they leave the pitch why he thought he should have had a penalty.
45+1 min: Coman drives past Kehrer and into the box … and then falls as the defender leans a little into him. Penalty? The ref thinks about for a moment and then rules that there was no foul!
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45 min: What a chance! A blunder at the back by Bayern gifts the ball to Mbappé, who exchanges quick passes with Di Maria and then finds himself with the ball at his feet eight yards from goal. And he shoots a gentle shot straight at the Neuer!
45 min: Kimpembe is caught trying to play out of his box, but gets away with it when Muller gives away a senseless. “You didn’t really invite MBMers to submit ideas about job-related tattoos, did you?†stammers Mike Wilner. “You must have a lot of trust in Guardian readers. Either that or there won’t be many submissions from physicians, sewerage workers, etc.†Come on, Mike, are you really telling me you haven’t noticed that we operate strict quality control filters here? Oh.
43 min: Lovely work by Neymar and Di Maria as PSG threaten for the first time in a while. But Süle breaks it up and suddenly Bayern are attacking at the other end, until Marquinhos disrupts their groove.
42 min: A gorgeous cross from the left by Davies. Bernat leaps high to stop Lewandowski from getting a clean header on it.
40 min: Kimmich’s corner headed clear by Kimpembe. See how many times you can say that very fast. “My trade-inspired body art would be a tattoo of a spread sheet on my forehead,†blurts Utkarsh Sharma, a trend setter if ever there was one.
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37 min: Marquinhos escapes a yellow card despite hauling down Lewandowski after over-running the ball. Can Bayern punish him from the freekick instead? IT’s too far for a shot but a good chance to drop the ball around the penalty area. No! Because Marquinhos redeems himself by heading it away.
35 min: More nifty work by Coman. This time his inviting cross is allowed to run all the way through to Navas, who claims it. Then exhales. Meanwhile, the camera has just panned to one of the Bayern subs (didn’t notice which one), who has a tattoo of a football on his leg. That’s the equivalent of me having a tattoo of a laptop on my … lap. How about you, what would your trade-inspired body art be?
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33 min: Coman is a growing threat. He nutmegs Kehrer and pings in a wicked cross that Silva does well to head away.
31 min: A cool challenge in the box by Kehrer, who kept his eye on the ball as Coman tried to dance past him. But Bayern recycle possession and work it out to the right, from where a dangerous cross come in from Kimmich. It takes a nick off Kimpembe but Lewandowsk adjusts quickly, arcing back to direct a header on target rom six yards. Navas reacts just as sharply to bat it away!
29 min: Neymar’s freekick is headed out of the box. Herrera’s lashes it back towards goal but it deflects wide.
28 min: Davies booked for pulling down Kehrer near the touchline after misjudging a bounce. PSG have a frekick in a promising crossing position…
25 min: Bayern substitution: Süle on, Boateng off. The change is enforced by an injury to Boateng, who seems to have suffered a recurrence of a knee problem.
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24 min: Neymar leads a vicious counter-attack, combing with Mbappé before raiding through the middle and feeding Herrera, who plays a canny little pass through to Di Maria. The Argentine’s shot flies over the bar from 16 yards.
22 min: Davies races down the left and delivers and clever low cross. It’s slightly behind Lewandowski, who takes it and then swivels and gets off a bobby shot that beat Navas … and bounces out off the post!
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22 min: After Bayern dominated the first 10 minutes, PSG have come back strong and looked the more menacing. Mbappé is a particular problem for Bayern.