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FC Bayern Munich wins the Champions League
Bayern Munich is the 2020 Champions League winner. The team of coach Hansi Flick narrowly prevailed in the final in Lisbon against Paris St. Germain. For Bayern it is the sixth success in the most important European cup. After Jupp Heynckes 2013, Flick is the second triple coach in the club’s history.
It should have been the crowning glory for the world’s most expensive footballer. Instead, Neymar sheds many tears at the end of a hapless evening against FC Bayern. He receives a lot of consolation, also from coach Thomas Tuchel.
Dhis 18th minute of the game should haunt the scene’s superstar for a long time. Maybe even for a lifetime. It was a situation where the Champions League final could have gone one way or the other. And in which Neymar found his master in Manuel Neuer.
Kylian Mbappé had sent the most expensive footballer in the world with a transfer fee of 222 million euros on a steep pass. Neymar skilfully took the ball with him in a full sprint, ran a few meters and pulled flat with his left. But Bayern’s outstanding goalkeeper Neuer parried with a little luck and was also on hand to pursue the Paris attacker.
It would have been the lead, the game would have taken a completely different course. But in the end, Neuer triumphed with FC Bayern – and not Neymar.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel also highlighted the possibly decisive game situation after the game. “I felt it before that today the first chance to score is important,” said the coach. “We said: let’s go to the first gate! Bayern have never had to lag behind here and we wanted to give them this brain teaser. You have to do it, and then you can win this game too. “
Hapless leader
The German coach was not angry with his prevented hero. “Manu is in top form at the wrong moment. For weeks, weeks. Unfortunately for us. Still, I’m super satisfied with ‘Ney’. He’s become a real leader who is absolutely burning off his power. We can also pull the game 1-0 over to our side. “
Sad striker: Neymar after the game
Source: dpa
Before the encouraging words of his boss, Neymar’s frustration and anger about the lost chance in the Lisbon final were clearly visible. After the game, he cried uncontrollably. Bayern defender David Alaba was the comforter, who preferred to hug his opponent first and only then to celebrate the triumph in the premier class with his teammates. He was celebrated by fans on social media for this beautiful gesture.
Consolation after the final whistle: Alaba hugs Neymar
Quelle: Getty Images/Pool
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