CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Bayern Munich scorer and hero of the final, Kingsley Coman shattered the dream of Paris Saint-Germain, his training club. The winger did not hide a touch of compassion after the meeting.
He was one of the little surprises on the scoresheet. Kingsley Coman had played only 23 minutes of the Munich festival against Barça, in the quarterfinals, and barely 4 more ahead of OL, in the semi-finals. To tell the truth, not much foreshadowed that the Bayern winger would start this Sunday evening to face PSG in the final.
After all, you don’t change a team as overwhelming as this one. Does Hansi Flick believe in good stories, in small signs of fate? Coman, Parisian by birth and childhood trained in the biggest club in his city could not start this meeting on the bench.
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And if the Bavarian coach is not the type to let himself be won over by these somewhat abstract signals, perhaps he had guessed that this final would be played out very little. Details. There, the presence of the international tricolor could only be an asset: his feline support and his ability to make differences on 50 centimeters are qualities that Ivan Perisic, his direct competitor, does not have.
The goal of Kingsley Coman, the head at PSG – Bayern, in the final of the Champions League
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In the end, Coman only made a huge difference. From the head, in an area that is obviously not the one he prefers. Enough to make his own history and continue to write the great Bayern, by offering him a sixth European coronation.
6 years ago, Coman refused to sign a pro contract in Paris
“These are extraordinary sensations, a lot of happiness, a little sadness for Paris, because the players have had an extraordinary journey“, he admitted at the microphone of RMC Sport. A little over six years ago, he refused to sign his first pro contract at PSG, for fear of running out of playing time. Since then, at Juventus and then at Bayern, he had been crowned champion every year without ever climb to the roof of Europe.
Before the final, he had assured that he would play without mercy, even though he retained a very special affection for the club that formed him. Finally, afterwards, Coman admitted to feeling a little pinch. “My heart was 100% Bayern because I’m 100% professional, but I’m not going to lie, seeing Presnel (Kimpembe) like that, seeing our team like that, it hurts a bit, he confessed. Bayern won but we have to respect what Paris did“.
More than ever, the Munich rocket will remain a symbol. He was one of the first to start the flight of talents from the PSG training center. He, too, cleared the path to the Bundesliga and helped convince many teens in the Paris basin that the German championship had become the best springboard for them.
Tanguy Kouassi, who turned his back on Leonardo less than two months ago to go to Bavaria, is the latest example. The Parisian management had not hidden its bitterness. She might be a little taller this Sunday night after an elder of the house shattered an entire club’s dream. “Paris had a great match“, insisted on the winger. Not sure that this is enough to console him.
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