Bayern 1-0 PSG: Kim’s winner secures crucial 3 points, Dembele sees red

Paris Saint-Germain have their work cut out for them if they want to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League after a 1-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025

1-0

• Minjae Kim (38')

Match report

Kim Min-jae's first-half header proved decisive at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, with Ousmane Dembele's red card after the break making the task even more difficult for PSG.

Having won just once in the league so far – in their opening match against Girona – Luis Enrique's side were second best for much of the match.

Bayern dominated the first half, with Kingsley Coman particularly dangerous, and the Bundesliga leaders got the goal their performance deserved when Kim headed home from a corner in the 38th minute, with PSG's stand-in goalkeeper Matvey Safonov in no man's land.

Dembele, who had seen a decent effort saved by Manuel Neuer in the first half, received his marching orders just before the hour mark for a lunge on his French teammate Coman, with the referee deeming it worthy of a second yellow card. It was the first time Dembele had been sent off since 2019, when he saw red for Barcelona in a LaLiga match against Sevilla.

Safonov made amends for his earlier mistake by tapping Jamal Musiala's shot onto the post, but despite some late pressure, PSG could not prevent Bayern from claiming a seventh successive win and a seventh successive clean sheet in all competitions.

While Vincent Kompany's team sit 11th in the standings, PSG are 26th with just four points from their five games, two places outside the play-off places with three games to go.

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Data debrief: Kim is not on the right track for vibrant Bayern

Kim scored his first goal in the Champions League, which was his 23rd appearance in the competition.

The score ultimately flattered PSG, who finished with 0.88 expected goals (xG), while Bayern created 2.21 xG.

Bayern are now unbeaten in each of their last 33 home matches in the Champions League group stage (W31 D2), the longest streak in the competition's history, tied with Barcelona between November 2009 and November 2020. They are on a run put. also seven wins without conceding a goal for the first time since September 2011.

This is the eighth time in the Champions League that Bayern have defeated PSG, with only Real Madrid (11 against Bayern) and Bayern themselves (10 against Barcelona) winning more games against a single opponent in the competition's history.

Competition events

0' The match is about to start!

4' Goretzka's shot from Kane's pass is blocked

8' Safonov makes a decent stop from close range while Musiala makes a shot

12' Sane shoots at goal towards the near post, but Safonov saves the ball

20' Dembélé's shot is dragged a little to the left and Neuer collects with ease

27' match event for Bayern vs PSG

28' Coman comes in from the left and shoots, but goes wide, allowing PSG to escape

30' Zaire-Emery takes a good look at Neuer's goal

33' Dembélé shoots and forces a save from Neuer's successor and Neves just misses the post

39' Kim heads home and opens the score for the hosts! Bavaria 1-0 PSG

41' Highlight of Bayern vs PSG

46' Kimmich's long shot is saved by the PSG goalkeeper

55' match event for Bayern vs PSG

56' Ousmane Dembélé sees a second yellow card for a terrible tackle and is sent off!

63' Highlight of Bayern vs PSG

65' PSG makes a substitution when Lee comes on for Zaire-Emery

72' Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise enter the fray, while Sane and Coman make way

75' A stunning save from Safonov as he gets fingertips on Musiala's fierce drive

82' Highlight of Bayern vs PSG

85' match event for Bayern vs PSG

Setups

Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Goretzka, Kimmich, Coman, Sane, Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Min-jae Kim, Jamal Musiala

Subs: Muller, Guerreiro, Gnabry, Dier, Daniel Peretz, Sacha Boey, Michael Olise, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Mathys Tel, Max Schmitt

PSG XI: Marquinhos, Dembele, Fabian Ruiz, Hakimi, Matvey Safonov, Vitinha, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Bradley Barcola, Warren Zaire-Emery, João Neves

Subs: Skriniar, Asensio, Donnarumma, Muani, Arnau Tenas, Kang-in Lee, Gonçalo Ramos, Lucas Beraldo, Désiré Doué, Yoram Zague