As in a bad film of which we already know the outcome, the scenario seemed written in advance, promised such a twist.
Eight months after refusing to extend his adventure at PSG and packed his bags to go see elsewhere if the grass was greener, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting recalled the good memories of PSG.
Holder, this Wednesday evening, at the forefront of the attack of Bayern Munich, the captain of the Indomitable Lions revived the suspense and his team in this quarter-final of the Champions League paradoxically badly embarked for Munichers led despite their net domination.
This Wednesday evening, a surgical head butt from the Cameroonian in the back of Danilo did not leave any chance for Keylor Navas who had been busy since the kick-off to keep Paris in the match.
And woke up, at least for a few minutes, the cursed specter of the "revenge" that former Parisians sometimes take on the occasion of their reunion with the club in the capital.
A cross bar from the start
The last to have hit him in the Champions League have also gone into exile across the Rhine.
On November 4, 2020, Christopher Nkunku had it off against his former club by allowing Leipzig to return to the mark before winning (2-1) in a group match.
An anecdotal goal, of course, next to the one scored by Kingsley Coman on August 23, 2020 in Lisbon which deprived Paris of its first success in the Champions League final.
Since the knee injury of Robert Lewandowski, his star scorer, and the "promotion" of Choupo-Moting, Hansi Flick dreamed, of course only of one thing: to see his number 13 also bring bad luck to his former partners.
As if to maintain the myth, the Bavarian coach had not hidden his plans before the match.
“I use players who come from other clubs to exchange information with them, he conceded at a press conference.
It allows us to verify our analyzes.
Choupo-Moting is also an important player for us in communication.
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Holder but silent this Saturday during the Bundesliga clash against Leipzig, Choupo tried everything.
Touched the bar of Navas from the start, made the nets tremble and gave hope to his family shortly after half an hour, cleverly heeled from the left, then struck from the right (69th), served Alaba almost on a plateau for what would have could be the goal of the equalizer (86th).
Fortunately for PSG, the Cameroonian will not register more than his third goal of the season in the Champions League, the sixth since his arrival at Bayern Munich.
Not this evening.
But by the time his former partners, lead Kimpembe, came to greet him at the final whistle, some may have remembered that the return matches were not a long way off.
And that Choupo had, suddenly, one more opportunity to make his own.
