:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/GBD5LAUW5WGHIS6FAYOAYFDSPA.jpg "Messi's game in PSG's loss to Bayern Munich: The chance they took from him almost on the line and Pavard's brutal kick that ended in a dismissal 1")
He PSG stumbled at Parque de los Príncipes in the first leg of the Round of 16 Champions League: he Bayern Munich they won quite 1-0, although in the last minutes the hosts harassed their opponent and came close to tying: first, there was a goal from the avowed Kylian Mbappé which was canceled by nuno Mendes offside in the overflow. SO, Lionel Messi He had a chance in front of goal, but Benjamin Pavard grabbed it as the ball was destined to lie in the net.
Lionel Messi injured and doubtful for Champions League game between PSG and Bayern Munich
This was anticipated by the French portals. The Argentinian will be absent from the duel against Monaco this weekend
La Pulga, 35, was very clear in a Parisian team which struggled to seize the ball, especially in the first half, when the Germans monopolized the ball, personally marking Marco Verratti, the axis of the premises. Therefore, the Argentine looked to optimize every contact with the ball. He managed to land a free-kick on the edge of the box in the first 45-minute epilogue as one of his most interesting interventions, but his shot hit the wall.
In addition, with the entry of Mbappé, PSG proved to be a little more incisive, even if they found themselves at a disadvantage with the change of front that Kingsley Coman took in the air without much power, although he got the flawed answer from Gigi Donnarumma. In the thrust of the epilogue, from the last 15 minutes, we saw the best of PSG. And, accordingly, of Messi. He featured early in the disallowed goal against the Ninja Turtles and at 83 he got his chance, when Neymar opened for Nuno Mendes, who went between two markers, reached the bottom and launched the cross back. La Pulga, in an excellent position, shoots on goal, but Pavard manages to parry him with the knee when goalkeeper Yann Sommer appears out of action.
* The brutal blow of Pavard, which led to the expulsion
Neymar acknowledged the discussion with the sporting director in the midst of a crisis at PSG: “Football is not just a question of love, we are not used to losing”
The Brazilian striker, who is at the center of conflict at the club, focused on the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich and called for “unity”.
When the time was up, he met Pavard again. And suffered it. The defender started badly from the bottom and, after recovering the ball, Verrati sent the Argentinian running, arriving before his rival, but the Frenchman tried to prevent him from going towards the goal and knocked him down with a brutal tackle at the edge of the surface. . The referee took the second yellow and sent it to the showers. However, while the free kick suited the left foot of the world champion, the execution ended in a failed cross from Neymar, with a poor performance (stubborn in individual action).
Despite the notable setback suffered by the cast of Christppe Galtier this season, the fans fired the footballers this time to applause, a fact that the protagonists rewarded with applause from the stands. On March 8, in Munich, the rematch will be played.
* Mbappé’s conquest canceled by Nuno Mendes’ offside
PSG lost to Bayern Munich in France and complicated their qualification for the Champions League
Coman scored the goal in the Parque de los Príncipes for the German team. The rematch of the Round of 16 will be played in Germany on March 8
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