Tag: Bayern Munich

Bayern beats PSG to lift sixth UEFA Champions League

Ishaku Yohanna

Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Estadio da Luz, in Lisbon, and crowned its impressive trajectory with the sixth UEFA Champions League title. Former PSG youth academy player Kingsley Coman headed in the lone goal off a clinical Joshua Kimmich far post cross. This season, Bayern have won Bundesliga and the German Cup, apart from the European trophy. They also have a 100 per cent win rate in the 2019-20 CL matches.  The first 45 minutes ended goalless, despite the fact that it was a clash between two…

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Bayern beat Lyon 3-0 to reach Champions League final

Ishaku Yohanna

Bayern Munich marched their way to their 11th UEFA Champions League final after making little work of Lyon’s brief early-game dominance. Bayern might have been expected to blow Lyon away after their quarter-final demolition of Barcelona, but it was actually the French side who made the brighter start, with Memphis Depay finding the side-netting after being put through on goal by Maxence Caqueret. Leon Goretzka nearly put the Bundesliga giants ahead with a mishit attempt, before Depay flashed another attempt wide and Karl Toko Ekambi hit the post from point-blank…

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