Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Tuesday November 26, 2024 at 11:57 p.m.
Discover our tops and our flops following Bayern Munich's victory against Paris-SG (1-0) during the 5th day of the League phase of the Champions League.
The tops
Kim Min-jae, impeccable goal-scoring defender
Here is the man of the match, this Tuesday evening at the Allianz Arena. Kim Min-jae was the best player in Bavaria. With his goal and his robustness, the South Korean did a lot of damage to Paris-SG, which he pushed a little deeper into the ranking of the League phase (26th). Strong in duels and fair in his transmissions, like Joshua Kimmich, also prominent in the midfield, Kim reigned on the German pitch and above all allowed Bayern Munich to win (1-0). Behind a ball very poorly negotiated by Matvey Safonov from a corner, the central defender rushed to propel his header into the back of the Parisian net in the 38th minute.
Neuer doesn't look his age
Is he 38 years old? For a goalkeeper, it's not that “old” and Manuel Neuer has demonstrated that he remains, if proof were needed, a very great goalkeeper. The German captain put in a great performance and contributed to Bayern Munich's success at home (1-0) by repelling the various Parisian attempts. The veteran thus notably intervened in front of Dembélé (32nd) and Joao Neves (45th +1) and constantly reassured his rearguard. Playing high as he likes, sometimes taking risks, he made people admire his recovery by being precise.
The Parisian full-backs had juice
Paris-SG lost again in the Champions League, finished at ten after the expulsion of Ousmane Dembélé and played more than 35 minutes outnumbered, but their full-backs did not perform poorly. Achraf Hakimi, on the right, and especially Nuno Mendes, on the left, fought and multiplied the excesses as well as the centers. Their activity was ultimately not enough.
The flops
Safonov, good but a decisive canvas
Before the kick-off of this poster between Bayern Munich and PSG, we were watching for the Parisian starting line-up. Who would ultimately start in goal? Gianluigi Donnarumma or Matvey Safonov? The Russian has been chosen, and there is a taste of unfinished business at the final whistle. Safonov made several good saves in front of Jamal Musiala (7th), Leroy Sané (12th, 45th+3), Joshua Kimmich (45th+2) and prevented Musiala from doubling the lead by deflecting the ball onto his post in the 74th. But before that, the 25-year-old goalkeeper, who saw Kingsley Coman miss the target, had missed a corner taken on the left side by missing his exit at the near post. Badly pushed back, the ball was sent deep by Kim Min-jae, on the lookout in front of the goal and opportunistic with the header.
Luis Enrique, choices that did not pay off
If there have been interesting sequences, the observation is implacable: for the 3rd time in 5 Champions League outings, Paris-SG has lost this season and finds itself in a very poor position to aim for qualification for the rest of the season. the competition. Luis Enrique made strong choices at kick-off by starting Matvey Safonov in goal and installing a 4-4-2 diamond pattern with a playmaker and the Dembélé-Barcola duo in attack, but in the end, the meeting resulted in a new setback. It is therefore the failure of the Parisian coach.
The Parisian attack lacks inspiration
Once again in C1 this season, PSG suffered in attack. Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola failed. Number 10 was perhaps the most enterprising but he left his partners at ten from the 56th minute after receiving two yellow cards, including one for an insult to the referee, and already weighing down his own. poorly embarked at that time. As for his young partner, he did nothing at all at the front and posed no problem to the German rearguard.
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