PSG and Bayern have met eight times so far. All of these games are in the Champions League, but in all league stages. PSG is leading in this, it has won five games. Bayern have three wins.
There is a game that should not be missed tonight. That is the final of the European Champions League. Fighting for the title are French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and German champions Bayern Munich.
When we say world club football, we think of England, Spain and Italy. However, this time the teams of France and Germany are facing each other in the final. And when we name a player, we often name Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In this sense, the final is different. Perhaps we can predict that the era of Messi and Ronaldo, two of the best players in world football, is over and that will be an indicator of that, this final. The finalists are Robert Lewandowski against Neymar, and Thomas Muller against Kylian Mbappe. Neymar, Lewandowski or Muller are not new names, but now is the time for generational transfer. So maybe, now is the time for Kylian Mbappe. And the equation of world club football is also changing.
The German league was strong, now France can claim - 'We are not inferior in league football.' In that sense, the final for the German Bundesliga and the French Ligue 1 is a good publicity stunt. Otherwise, we have a habit of talking only about the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Italian Serie A. Have we really done injustice to the Bundesliga and Ligue 1? In any case, the final will be amazing, no doubt about it, because these two are great teams. They are also called Kings in his domestic league.
And both teams are equally in a very strong rhythm. PSG was 12 points ahead when the league was stopped in France amid an epidemic of corona virus infection. In the same situation, the league was postponed and PSG was declared the winner. This is the seventh time in the last eight years that PSG has won the League One title. Bayern's performance is not less, it is more. In the German Bundesliga, Bayern were 13 points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund when they won the league.
This is the eighth consecutive time that Bayern have won the Bundesliga. The journey to the Champions League final was comfortable for Bayern as well, with an 8-2 win over Barcelona in the quarter-finals. No one has been able to forget, nor will the wave it brings soon stop. PSG also did not have to struggle very hard to reach the final, just relying on the last-minute goal against Atlanta. The main weapon of Bayern's attack is Lewandowski.
Lewandowski is the best number 9 player in world football. These polish strikers have scored 55 goals this season. And there are two unique players who support him in the attack, Muller and Grabny. PSG has Neymar. But the players who are trying to make the most of PSG is Mbappe. Indeed, if PSG wins the Champions League, they will have a rare history, and that is, the entry into the list of players who have won the World Cup and the Champions League. This one reason is enough to motivate him to play well.
What does the Coach say?
Thomas Tuchel (PSG)
We have reached the Champion league final and now we want to win the final and make a history. The final is the biggest challenge in our sporting life. Words cannot express the feelings of the heart. I'm tired of stress, but I'm happy too.
Hansi Flick (Bayern)
PSG players are very good at playing fast. So we have to make a strategy accordingly. Our defense must be strong.
Head to head
PSG and Bayern have met eight times so far. All of these games are in the Champions League, but in all league stages. PSG is leading in this, it has won five games. Bayern also have three wins.
Journey to the finals
PSG
1. PSG 3-0 Real Madrid
2. Galatasaray 0-1 PSG
3. Club Brugge 0–5 PAG
4. PSG 1–0 Club Brugge
5. Real Madrid 2-2 PAG
6. PSG 5-0 Galatasaray
7. Borussia Dortmund 2-1 PSG
8. PSG 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
9. Atlanta 1-2 PSG
10. RB Leipzig 0–3 PAG
Bayern
1. Bayern 3-0 Crvena zvezda
2. Tottenham 2-7 Bayern
3. Olympiacos 2-3 Bayern
4. Bayern 2-0 Olympiacos
5. Crvena zvezda 0-6 Bayern
6. Bayern 3-1 Tottenham
7. Chelsea 0–3 Bayern
8. Bayern 4-1 Chelsea
9. Barcelona 2–8 Bayern
10. Lyon 0–3 Bayern
Probable team line in the final:
PSG: Navas, Kimpembe, Kehrer, Thiago Silva, , Bernat, Verati, Marquinho, Herrera, Di Maria, Neymar and Mbappe.
Bayern: Neuer, Kimich, Boeteng, Alba, Davis, Gortezka, Thiago, Perisic, Muller, Grabny and Lewandowski.
My opinion
In a way, both teams are equal in terms of standard, but to some extent it is in the hands of Bayern. There will be fierce competition in the final, and it will be just as fierce. There is no shortage of star players at PSG, but Bayern are one step ahead as a team.
After all, it is the team that wins in football, not the individual player. But one of the arguments in sports is that the script cannot be written before the game. The job of a football lover is to enjoy the final.
Great one