Bayern Munich ended Paris Saint‑Germain’s Champions League hopes on Wednesday, beating the French side 2‑0 in the second leg of their last‑16 tie to advance to the quarter‑finals with a 3‑0 aggregate win. After taking a 1‑0 lead from the first leg in Paris last month, Bayern secured the victory at the Allianz Arena when Eric Maxim Choupo‑Moting opened the scoring and substitute Serge Gnabry added a second minute from the end.
Bayern were worthy winners against a flat PSG side. Neither Kylian Mbappé nor Lionel Messi made the expected impact, and Neymar missed the match with an ankle injury. PSG’s defense was further weakened by injuries: captain Marquinhos left after 36 minutes with a rib problem, and his replacement Nordi Mukiele was substituted at half‑time. Vitinha threatened to give the French champions the lead in the first half, but Matthijs de Ligt cleared his effort off the line.
The decisive moment came just after the hour mark when Leon Goretzka set up an unmarked Choupo‑Moting, who finished easily after Marco Verratti was dispossessed in his own box. Sergio Ramos came closest to sparking a comeback for PSG, but Gnabry sealed Bayern’s victory late on. This marks the second consecutive season that PSG have been eliminated in the last‑16, and the fifth time in seven campaigns that the Qatar‑owned club have failed to progress beyond the first knockout round.
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