With a dazzling Mbappè, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals as visitors.
With Mbappè more decisive than ever with his two goals, PSG ended Bayern's 35-game unbeaten run at home.
On the other hand, Mbappè managed to reach the top French scorers in the history of the Champions League, having already scored 8 goals, equaling the record of David Trezeguet, among others.
The last Champions League champion was obliged to win by two goals or more in the revenge match in Paris to qualify.
The match.
The clock was ticking for three minutes when Neymar took the ball and headed towards Neuer's goal. Bayern Munich had had two clear situations, the first at the feet of Lucas Hernandez, deflected by Keylor Navas, and the second in the subsequent corner kick, through a header by Choupo-Moting that hit the crossbar and then went out of play.
It could even be said that in those opening seconds it was the home side that dominated, but on the first counter-attack it was the Brazilian star who made the difference: at speed and with the ball at his feet, he lifted his head and played to the right, where Mbappé entered, assisting him to score the 1-0 with a whip that slipped between Neuer's legs.
Paris Saint-Germain's strategy was clear. They had to wait and counterattack quickly in order to hurt a team that was determined to make a good difference to go to France for the rematch with some peace of mind.
Unlike what happened in the final of the 2020 edition of the Champions League, this quarter-final series is a two-legged affair and, after the first half of the 180', Pochettino's men seemed to be the ones who approached it in the best way.
In addition to Neymar, there were two other players who were key: Mbappé, first on the podium of three for the two goals he scored but above all for having the confidence to score his own goal and give PSG the lead back at a decisive moment of the match, just after Müller's partial equalizer; and Keylor Navas, fundamental for Bayern Munich's players to score only twice despite having created countless situations.
