Twitter explodes as Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to win 6th Champions League title
Bayern Munich recorded a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain to lift their sixth UEFA Champions League title
Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the game, heading home Joshua Kimmich’s brilliantly lofted ball
Bayern Munich triumphed over Paris Saint-Germain to lift the ultimate prize in club football, as they recorded a 1-0 win to lift their sixth UEFA Champions League title. It was an end-to-end game, worthy of any final with both teams going for the win.
However, the finishing by the two clubs left a lot to be desired, with Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Robert Lewandowski all going close to scoring but not finding the finishing touch.
It was Kingsley Coman who opened the scoring for Hansi Flick’s side, heading home a delightful chipped ball by Joshua Kimmich. Kylian Mbappe went down amid a soft tug from Kimmich, but the referee deemed it not worthy of a penalty.
Twitter didn’t hold back in celebrating Bayern Munich’s remarkable win.
Kingsley Coman, take a bow — from PSG’s youth team to scoring against them in the Champions League final
5 – Kingsley Coman is the fifth Frenchman to score in a UEFA Champions League final after Karim Benzema (2018), Zinedine Zidane (2002), Marcel Desailly (1994) and Basile Boli (1993). Subbed. #PSGFCB #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/MBWwYREK1r
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 23, 2020
Kingsley Coman's #UCLFinal by numbers:
38 touches
3 ball recoveries
2 take-ons completed
1 chance created
1 foul won
1 shot
1 goalThe match-winner against his former club? pic.twitter.com/ahamDphGSk
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2020
Kingsley Coman went from PSG's youth team to scoring against them in the Champions League final 👀 pic.twitter.com/deSwqjI3t9
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 23, 2020
👶 Born in Paris.
📈 Came through @PSG_Inside's Academy.
✅ @PSG_Inside's youngest ever player.
🔄 Brought into @FCBayern starting XI for #UCLFinal.
⚽️ Scores 1st goal against former club in their 1st ever #UCL final.
👏 Kingsley Coman. pic.twitter.com/qBYealPzMA
— SPORF (@Sporf) August 23, 2020
COMETH THE HOUR
COMETH COMAN⏰👑 #UCLfinal #PSGFCB 0-1 pic.twitter.com/n7jgC6q6nb
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) August 23, 2020
Coman the Bavarian
— JB™️ (@gunnerpunner) August 23, 2020
Kimmich with an assist worthy of winning any final!
Kimmich may well be responsible for key moments of Bayern's season, and both exquisite in execution in similar ways:
– the chip v Dortmund
– that cross, just hung in the air— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) August 23, 2020
Joshua Kimmich has now registered at least one assist in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the 2019/20 #UCL
🆚 PSG 🅰️
🆚 Lyon🅰️🅰️
🆚 Barcelona 🅰️ pic.twitter.com/0yU0NkzFvt— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) August 23, 2020
Joshua Kimmich has now provided four assists in his last three #UCL appearances:
🅰️ vs. Barcelona
🅰️🅰️ vs. Lyon
🅰️ vs. PSGThe most important one yet. pic.twitter.com/g2CymAOYVt
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2020
No players were fouled more in the first half of the #UCLFinal than PSG's Thilo Kehrer and Bayern's Joshua Kimmich (3 each).
The right-backs are under attack.
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2020
Mbappe had a night to forget
Kylian Mbappé has not scored with any of his 13 shots in the #UCL knock-out stage this season, no player has attempted more without finding the net.
He's already fired in three shots tonight. pic.twitter.com/wNfKjNP2M7
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2020
😂 So far Mbappe #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/AwvodBunLz
— The Football Feel (@TheFootballFeel) August 23, 2020
Can’t believe Mbappe missed that chance. PSG should have been 2-0 up.
— Sir Jenkinson (@theEpicGooner) August 23, 2020
Bayern Munich – The Machine!
100% – FC Bayern München are the first side in European Cup/Champions League history to win 100% of their games in a single campaign en route to lifting the trophy (11 wins). Flawless. #PSGFCB #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/taT6pn23Ik
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 23, 2020
👏 Kinglsey Coman has scored Bayern Munich's 500th goal in Champions League history; only Real Madrid (567) and Barcelona (517) have netted more
👀 Coman opens the scoring in the 2019/20 #UCLfinal at the expense of his boyhood club pic.twitter.com/pGbkLt4qSP
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) August 23, 2020
500 – FC Bayern München have scored their 500th UEFA Champions League goal becoming just the third side to reach this tally in the competition after Barcelona (517) and Real Madrid (567). Opener. #PSGFCB #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/KxsyPJbVYL
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 23, 2020
An absolute masterclass (so far) from Bayern since taking the lead, assisted by Tuchel ceding any control in midfield with substitutions that look a bit desperate in hindsight.
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) August 23, 2020
Barcelona have Lionel Messi
PSG has Neymar and Mbappe.
Bayern Munich have a team.— WelBeast (@WelBeast) August 23, 2020
Neymar had a nightmare too…
Shots attempted by Neymar in the #UCL since the restart:
🆚 Bayern Munich – 1
🆚 RB Leipzig – 3
🆚 Atalanta – 7Goals in that time – 0⃣ pic.twitter.com/TwdsUcew4z
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) August 23, 2020
Two fouls on Neymar in the first few minutes of the second half after he didn't win a single foul in the first half.
He's still yet to complete a take-on in the #UCLFinal so far.
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2020
Goalkeepers, the real heroes…
Yes, there have been plenty of chances at both ends but that half belonged to Neuer and Navas. Haven't put a foot wrong and made some big saves. #UCLFinal
— Rohith Nair (@RohithNair) August 23, 2020
PSG could throw sand at Neuer right now and he’d catch every single grain
— James Horncastle OMRI (@JamesHorncastle) August 23, 2020