Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry celebrates scoring their second aim towards PSG within the second leg of the Champions League spherical of 16 stage
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Bayern Munich ahead Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored towards his former membership and Serge Gnabry added a late second because the Germans beat Paris St Germain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
The 33-year-old Choupo-Moting, who performed for PSG from 2018-20, tapped in from a Leon Goretzka help within the 61st minute.
Substitute Gnabry struck on the break within the 89th minute to seal the hosts’ 3-0 combination win following their 1-0 victory within the first leg in Paris.
The end result established Bayern as one of many title favourites going into the last eight and left PSG’s star-studded squad together with world champion Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe with no shot at Europe’s premier membership trophy for an additional yr.
The quarter-final draw will happen on March 17.
PSG, with out injured ahead Neymar, had been sharper within the early levels and went shut by means of Mbappe after which a double effort from Messi in entrance of aim within the twenty fifth minute.
Bayern steadily took the combat to the guests and had an opportunity of their very own when Musiala’s Thirty second-minute shot was blocked by keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Despite PSG captain Marquinhos being taken off with a rib damage within the thirty sixth minute, the guests nearly went forward two minutes later when below stress Bayern keeper Yann Sommer misplaced possession within the field.
Vitinha’s shot with the aim at his mercy was cleared on the road by Matthijs de Ligt in what proved to be a pivotal second within the recreation.
The Dutch defender had made an nearly equivalent cease towards VfB Stuttgart within the league last week.
With Mbappe largely stored quiet, it was his in-form former PSG crew mate Choupo-Moting who scored when he struck simply past the hour for his seventeenth aim in all competitions this season.
He had gone shut twice a couple of minutes earlier.
PSG tried to bounce again immediately and had a Sergio Ramos header saved by Sommer two minutes after the aim. The Spaniard additionally headed broad slightly later however their hopes had been shattered when Gnabry accomplished a fast break within the 89th minute.
“The best team won,” PSG’s Danilo stated. “We missed a few chances, it’s hard to swallow. They’re a very physical side. I don’t have words. If we want to improve we have to stick together.”
