Bayern Munich was consecrated European champion for the sixth time in its history, since he won 1-0 at Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League final which was played at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, with Italian referee Daniele Orsato. The Frenchman Kingsley Coman, who got into the starting eleven at the last minute, scored the only goal of the game with a header in the 61st minute.
In the French team the Argentines started as headlines Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes, later substituted in the second half, while Mauro Icardi He remained seated on the substitutes’ bench.
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Although there were no goals in the first half, the development of the match was very entertaining, with two teams ready to attack at all times. So, They both had important chances to open the scoring, but the efficient tasks of Manuel Neuer and Keylor Navas served to keep the score closed.
The initiative of the game was taken by the German team, who imposed their high pressure to keep their rival worried, who in the first minutes could not stand in the game. However, in the first ten minutes there were no dangerous situations in front of the goal.
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Neuer and Navas, important
And although the Germans impressed better in the game, Mbappé’s position, almost as a left winger, became the first factor of imbalance in development. From that sector, the French international produced two dangerous runs, which had no consequences. But in the third, he enabled Neymar to go hand in hand with Neuer. The Brazilian measured his left foot, but the German goalkeeper avoided the goal with his left leg. And on the rebound, the goalkeeper showed off again by avoiding Neymar’s center looking for Di María’s entrance.
Bayern’s response came through Lewandowski, who had the clearest possibility of the match: the forward received a center in the area, turned in the penalty spot and took a half turn that bounced off the post.
Over 20, Di María had the first chance after a great counterattack led by Neymar, but the Argentine’s right hand went over the crossbar. Already over 25 minutes, Bayern had to make their first variance due to the injury of Jerome Boateng, who was replaced by Niklas Süle.
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Despite the change, Bayern maintained the initiative, against a PSG that increasingly felt more comfortable waiting and countering with the speed of their attackers. With their different formulas, the two arrived: the French were close to opening the scoring with a long shot from Ander Herrera, while the Germans threatened a Lewandowski header that Navas diverted to pure reflex. And a while later, the Costa Rican had to make an effort to cover a Coman center that was closing.
At the end of the first half, again occasions in front of the two goals, with PSG closer: between Mbappé and Ander Herrera they put together a good combination in the area, but the weak shot from the French found Neuer well placed. And in the reply, Gnabry overflowed with category to Bernat, but his low center found Navas well located to rule out the danger.
Coman’s appearance
The beginning of the second part lost the intensity of the first, with less emotions in front of the arches. Even a blow from Gnabry to Neymar stung the development, with yellow for the German and for Paredes.
However, when little was happening in the game, Kimmich scrambled up the right and sent a cross past for Coman’s arrival, that he put a crossed head butt to leave Navas without chances.
