Keylor Navas, goal: The veteran was back in goal instead of Sergio Rico after the injury-related break against Leipzig. Was only required in the 45th minute when he was quickly down with a sharp cross and grabbed safely. No chance when conceded. It remains with three Champions League titles for the national goalkeeper from Costa Rica.
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Thilo Kehrer, defense: Bayern coach Hansi Flick identified him as a weak point and turned the fast Kingsley Coman against him. And the ex-Schalke had a lot of hardship and hardship with the French, had to go into many duels and lost many balls in the build-up game under pressure. Miscalculated at 0: 1, but was also alone against two opponents. Flick should have felt confirmed.
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Thiago Silva, defense: In what was probably his last game for PSG, the veteran concentrated on the simple things of the defensive game. Together with Kimpembe, he allowed almost nothing through the middle, with the build-up game he showed less than usual. Very strong second half, prevented the 0: 2 with a rescue operation after an hour. Bitter for the Brazilian: Robert Lewandowski hadn't taken Robert Lewandowski out of the game like the PSG defensive in this Champions League season.
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Presnel Kimpembe, defense: as if made for defending the high Bayern pressing. He calmly brought the balls to the next man with the breath of the opponent in his neck, but was lucky in the 45th minute that referee Daniele Orsato recognized a foul on him after a daring solo in the penalty area. Like his neighbor Thiago Silva outstanding in this final tournament - the 2018 world champion has to wait for his first Champions League victory.
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Juan Bernat, defense (up to 80th minute): The ex-Munich player initially closed his left defense strongly against Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich, there was no time for his advances. Exhausted after 80 minutes. As a role player in Paris, he has grown significantly compared to his time in Munich.
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Layvin Kurzawa (from the 80th minute): Starting line-up for the Parisians 3-0 against Bayern three years ago, after which Carlo Ancelotti had to leave. Similar heroic acts were denied him in 2020, his most conspicuous scene was a foul punished with yellow five minutes after his acceptance.
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Ander Herrera, midfield (until 72nd minute): Had a lot to do with compacting the right side of defense as a reinforcement for Kehrer and then had the strong Thiago in front of his chest. On the offensive, however, he made people sit up and take notice with a great pass to Ángel Di María in the 23rd minute and a long distance shot a few minutes later.
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Julian Draxler (from 72nd minute): Came to just half a dozen ball actions in 20 minutes and no situation worth mentioning. Which is again worth mentioning.
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Marquinhos, midfield: The Brazilian had scored twice so far in Lisbon, against Bayern he was mainly challenged defensively. He lost a row of balls and initially only brought every second pass to his teammate. But it increased noticeably and continued towards the end of the first half with good clarification actions for exclamation marks. One of the pillars of this PSG team that cannot be blamed for much. He cannot always stand in for the people in front of him.
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Leandro Paredes, midfield (up to 65th minute): Acted extremely ball-safe and quick to act under pressure. Get free with good movements and immediately hit dangerous balls forward. Saw the yellow card after initiating a pack formation.
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Marco Verratti (from 65th minute): Actually belongs to the regular cast, but stayed on the bench after short appearances against Atalanta and Leipzig. Captured several balls, immediately showed a lot of presence. But remained without a decisive influence in the offensive area.
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Ángel Di María, attack (up to 80th minute): The Argentine veteran forced Bayern's left-back Alphonso Davies on the defensive and was dangerous himself: In the 23rd minute, a promising ball landed on his wrong foot - the shot went over the goal. Was ineffective as a result and had to leave the field ten minutes before the end.
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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (from the 80th minute): It can't always work. The former Bundesliga player was still the hero against Atalanta with his goal in stoppage time, but in the Champions League final he was ineffective after being substituted on. You don't get too close to the former Bundesliga professional if you think the sentence "Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting played a Champions League final" is a nice one.
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Neymar, attack: Similar to Lionel Messi, Bayern managed well to isolate the opponent's superstar. In the 18th minute he failed after a fine interaction with Kylian Mbappé. In the first half he acted statically in the center, in the second half he tried to make his game more variable. The Munich, however, closed many pass routes to him, more and more he wiped out in hopeless individual actions. Missed the last chance for PSG in stoppage time.
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Kylian Mbappé, attack: More conspicuous in the first half than his strike partner Neymar. First he put on his big chance brilliantly, shortly before half-time he himself gave the 1-0. Unlucky when Orsato overlooked a foul on him in the penalty area 15 minutes before the end. Appeared increasingly frustrated because he could only very, very rarely pick up speed.
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Thomas Tuchel, coach: It was his first European final as a coach and for an hour it looked like it could end with winning the title. His defense was extremely secure and the superfast lurked in front. But then Coman scored and Tuchel got his team no longer switched from counter to ball possession mode. Those days in Lisbon were likely to have been an enormous asset to his reputation, even without the trophy.
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