He had warned. Just after the victory over Lyon (3-0) and the qualification of Bayern Munich for the final of the Champions League, Kingsley Coman had said that he would have no qualms. No fuss in his mind. "During the match, there will be no Paris, no friend, my heart is 100% Bayern," he had promised. The native of Paris, landed at the PSG training center at only 9 years old, put his words into action. As usual with this young player in a hurry. The “Kiki” of the Lugny district in Moissy-Cramaye, where he returns regularly, has become a King of Europe.
After a long and beautiful hug with Presnel Kimpembe, his opponent for one night but his friend and roommate during the young years of training at PSG, Coman, the only French holder among the tricolor legion of Bayern, applied himself to make your head spin to the Parisian defense and nightmares to its supporters.
A snub for PSG
After a most discreet start to the match - even awkward like this disagreement with one of his partners at the entrance to the Paris area (12th) - Coman finds his marks after half an hour of play. The turbo is finally launched. More impactful, he takes the upper hand more and more often in his reverse Franco-German duel with Thilo Kehrer. The two young players had crossed paths in the Bundesliga when the defender was playing at Schalke. Not necessarily good memories for Kehrer, judging by the many videos of their oppositions on social networks.
A memory that undoubtedly prompted Hans-Dieter Flick established Coman instead of Croatian Perisic. He was right. The international tricolor (22 capes), whose speed and percussion can change the course of a match at any time, was the most dangerous of the Munich and makes forget Müller or Lewandowski. On an overflow, the former player of Juventus finds himself on the ground and claims a penalty (45th + 1). In vain ! But the old "Parisian titi" is unstoppable. At the hour of play, despite his 1.79 m, he deceives Navas on a header (0-1, 59th). His 3rd goal in the event.
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In Ile-de-France, hearts stop except in the Lugny district in Moissy and in a house in Savigny-le-Temple where the family and a handful of friends follow the meeting. It was under the congratulations of his Bavarian partners that he left in the 68th minute. With the feeling of duty accomplished… without qualms.
This goal is a hell of a snub for PSG who failed to keep one of their nuggets. Become, at 16 years, eight months and four days, one of the youngest players in the history of the club to make his debut in Ligue 1, Coman had decided to leave the capital at only 18 years old to gain playing time. A risky but profitable bet since it has forged a unique track record with 9 national titles ... in a row (2 with PSG, 2 with Juve and 5 with Bayern). Since then he has inspired other young nuggets of the club like Tanguy Kouassi, who left this summer ... at Bayern Munich.