UCL: Díaz brace seals Bayern win over PSG
Luis Díaz scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in their Champions League group stage clash on Tuesday night, maintaining their perfect record this season.
Díaz gave Bayern the lead in the fourth minute before capitalising on PSG’s defensive lapse to double the lead just after the half-hour mark.
However, Díaz’s night took a dramatic turn when he was sent off in first-half stoppage time for a rash tackle on Achraf Hakimi, which forced the Moroccan full-back off in tears and left PSG reeling.
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Despite playing the entire second half with ten men, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern held firm. Joao Neves pulled one back for PSG, but the German champions’ defensive discipline and composure saw them through, even as Harry Kane failed to add to his 25-goal tally for club and country this season.
The result extended Bayern’s remarkable start to the campaign, 16 wins from 16 matches across all competitions, including four from four in the Champions League. They have scored 56 goals in that run and are one of only two teams with a maximum 12 points in the 36-team league phase, alongside Arsenal.
For PSG, the greater worry may be the mounting injury crisis. Hakimi’s setback is particularly concerning with Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign on home soil just weeks away. Meanwhile, Ousmane Dembélé, last season’s Ballon d’Or winner, also limped off in the first half with a hamstring issue, cutting short only his second start in two months.
Despite the defeat, PSG remain in good position in the standings and on course for qualification to the knockout rounds midway through the league phase.
