Manuel Neuer, goal: big game. As in the semifinals against Lyon, Neuer seemed insurmountable in a one-on-one, his parade against Neymar after 18 minutes saved Bayern from falling behind, the one against Marquinhos in the 70th before equalizing. Would this title have been won without a new one? Probably not.
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Joshua Kimmich, defense: Played back right instead of the recovered regular right-back Benjamin Pavard. Apparently Flick did not want to rebuild the team. Tuchel responded by placing Mbappé on Kimmich's side. And Kimmich did his thing: mostly really well. Was close to his opponents. Once too tight. That his foul on Mbappé in the penalty area did not result in a penalty was probably his luck. But in front with the Assist for Coman. His fourth submission in Lisbon.
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Jérôme Boateng, defense (up to 25th minute): Probably injured in an unsuccessful defense , and so this final in Lisbon only lasted around 25 minutes for Boateng. Until then, it had sometimes been a little imprecise. A bit bitter for him, who had previously made many strong appearances in the premier class, but was not allowed to experience the coronation on the pitch.
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Niklas Süle, defense (from the 25th minute): After three short appearances as a result of his cruciate ligament tear, he suddenly found himself in the final of the Champions League. That could have gone terribly wrong given the lack of match practice. It couldn't. Let Mbappé ricochet off himself once like it was nothing.
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David Alaba, defense: He won't know himself what had ridden him in the 45th minute. He didn't pass the ball to Kimmich while standing in his own penalty area, but into Mbappé's foot. The fact that this subsequently lost his nerve and failed because of new, saved Alaba from a dark moment. Already before with a loss of the ball before a Mbappé opportunity, and he let himself tunnel before the Marquinhos big chance. But also with good flying balls in the top and many important sprints towards your own goal in the Paris tempo attacks.
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Alphonso Davies, defense: Proved in this final that he is only human. And one who is only 19. For a long time he looked as if he had suddenly realized that he was on the biggest stage in club football. Didn't get the nervousness under control and had defensive problems with Di María and Kehrer. Much better in half two. His dreaded assaults were rare, that shouldn't be surprising.
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Serge Gnabry, midfield (until 68th minute): Gnabry looked at his back and pointed his finger in the direction of the PSG goal. "Send me steep!", This gesture should be called shortly before the break. Until then, he had received too few balls. This time he didn't become Bayern's hero, like in the semi-finals against Lyon.
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Philippe Coutinho, midfield (from the 68th minute): A clever move from Flick. With his ball security, the 28-year-old contributed to PSG not being able to attack in the closing stages. Bad luck with a free kick, Lewandowski could not use a strong pass from him. Will leave Bayern now, but this title also belongs to him.
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Leon Goretzka, midfield: Bayern knew how to stop Paris attacks with many small fouls. Often it was Goretzka. And that's a pretty underrated way of avoiding counterattacks. He ran a lot, was looking for duels, but he didn't have any real highlight scenes.
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Thomas Müller, midfield: He had his moments. Before the Lewandowski header chance, for example, which he prepared with a cross, or with his strong storage on Kimmich before the winning goal. As always, Müller influenced the Bayern game with his announcements and his routes. Own ball actions in the penalty area remained the exception. And yet: Without the offensive organizer, this victory, this title would have been impossible.
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Thiago, midfield (up to 86th minute): Bavaria's haven of peace among many somewhat nervous professionals. Stoically distributed the balls on both wings, whether he was under pressure or not. Very often with the introductory pass before it got dangerous.
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Corentin Tolisso: Midfield (from the 86th minute): Can now call themselves world champions and Champions League winners. Even if he didn't play the main role in each case.
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Kingsley Coman, midfield (up to 68th minute): Made for the "of all things!" Moment. The fact that Coman, once trained at PSG, was allowed to start was the surprise in the Munich starting XI. That it was he who beheaded Bayern to victory was almost kitschy. It took Coman a long time to get involved. With his first duel against Kehrer after about half an hour, he picked up speed. Too much for his opponent Kehrer.
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Ivan Perisic, midfield (from 68th minute): After being substituted on, he didn't have much impact on the Bayern offensive.
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Robert Lewandowski, Sturm: It's part of the new FC Bayern that he wins games even when Lewandowski doesn't score. It was the same this time. The star striker wasn't missing much, he failed at the post and at PSG goalkeeper Navas. But it was almost more important than workers and helpers. Band Kehrer, for example, so that Coman had a free header and scored 1-0.
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Hansi Flick, coach: Coman might bring a bit of extra motivation, after all, it is against his ex-club, said Flick before the game about his measure to get the French into the starting line-up for the first time in Lisbon. That was a pretty successful move. And that's one of the reasons why Flick is now the sixth German coach to have won the most important European Cup.
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