Kingsley Coman decides CL final for Bayern against Paris

DHe, the newly crowned “King” of Bayern, fought with extreme emotions after his fame in the Champions League final. Kingsley Coman felt “on the most beautiful day of my life as far as football is concerned”, “also a small, sore point in the heart.” On Sunday evening in Portugal it was one of those very special stories that the sport often writes – and who can steer a career in one direction or another.

With his header, the French international immortalized himself in the history books of FC Bayern Munich in the 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain. He’s now a goalie in the final like Arjen Robben was at Wembley in 2013. But Coman, who was born in Paris 24 years ago, hit the club right in the heart with his 59th minute goal, where he learned to play football, for which he made his professional debut when he was just 16.

“Paris Saint-Germain is a big club for me. I grew up playing football there, ”said Coman, who was named“ Man of the Match ”by Uefa, after the most important goal of his career, which was the 500th Munich goal in the Champions League. “Well, there is a lot of joy there, but also a little bit of grief,” revealed Coman.

Flick’s final move with the winger worked. In the final, the Bayern coach changed the previous tournament starting eleven in one position. Coman ran on the front left instead of Ivan Perisic. Flick simply bet on a shot of “extra motivation” at Coman against his former club – and the idea sparked.

“Of course it’s great and we’re all happy that he scored the goal. We were convinced that Kingsley could help us and bring in other aspects, ”said Flick. Flick had probably not thought of a header goal by the only 1.79 meter tall Coman after Joshua Kimmich’s sugar flank. “That’s football, it sometimes writes its own stories,” said the coach.

The story of Coman, who was called “King” by everyone at Bayern even before the final goal, is special – and remains exciting. He has been storming for Bayern for five years. He spent four of them largely in the shadow of the great Munich wing tongs Robben and Franck Ribéry. And now, in the first year after “Robbéry”, Coman has promptly crowned himself King of Lisbon.

Nevertheless, the man remained humble, who missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia and thus also the French title win due to serious injuries. Because of his bad luck with injuries, he even expressed thoughts of an early retirement. This is the past, the present and the future count. “Arjen and Franck are extraordinary players with extraordinary careers,” said Coman. In the Champions League, he caught up with his role models by winning the title. “It’s not just that, but her entire career. And to end up like that, you have to do a lot, much more and over a long time, ”remarked Coman himself.

He has positioned himself, also internally at Bayern, which has just signed Leroy Sané for 50 million euros as the new star striker on the wing. Many in Munich are already raving about the new Munich wing tongs with Serge Gnabry and Sané, a German Robbéry edition, so to speak. “Of course there will be a lot of competition again like every year. We always have some good wingers, that’s what makes our team so strong, “said Coman. “But I’m not thinking about that at the moment.” Coman struggled with his feelings.