Paris Saint-Germain is due to the semi-final of the club World Cup after beating Bayern Munich 2-0 despite completing the game with nine players.
Desire Doue scored the breakthrough goal in the 78th minute, wrong Manuel Neuer wrongly after Harry Kane was deported in the Center Circle, but it was an uncomfortable final for the European champions when they sent two players.
Willian Pacho's studs-up challenge was punished with a straight red card by the English civil servant Anthony Taylor and in the 92nd minute Lucas Hernandez suffered the same fate when he continued with elbow Raphael Guerreiro on the jaw in the full view of the referee.
But the side of Luis Enrique made light of those losses by scoring with a stunning counterattack after Achraf Hakimi defeated three players to set up replacement Ousmane Dembele, who had finally hit the bottom of the bar just a few seconds earlier.
Bayern had no answer and even saw a penalty decision destroying when Var assumed Nuno Mendes to Thomas Muller's challenge, so that what his last performance will be for the German champions, to be an honest one. Vincent Kompany's side is off.
Musiala Injury Mars Game for Bayern
It was a miserable afternoon for Bayern in Atlanta, especially because Jamal Musiala was seriously injured in the first half. Gianluigi Donnarumma clattered in his leg when collecting the ball, which resulted in the ugly sight of Musiala who disrupted his ankle.
Players from both parties were visibly saddened by the incident who will certainly result in the talented Germany International missed part of the coming Bundesliga season, where the World Cup will also be in the United States next summer.
However, the journey of PSG in North America is by no means over. Although the loss of Pacho will be a problem for the semi-final, against Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund, they remain on course to add the Club World Cup to their Champions League victory in Munich.
Player of the match: Desire Done
Desire Done, Scorer of the opening goal for PSG, speaking with Dazn:
“It was really important to win this game because we know that in the first part of the season we lost against this team. It was really important to beat Bayern today. We are really happy today.
“It was a fight today. We are really sad that Pacho and Lucas have taken a red card, but it is part of the game. We have to be good in the next game and we are going to win. We are ready for everything.”
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