The PSG striker, who starred with the Eliaz Arena duo, is happy: "I just love games like this. I may not always smile, but I'm not here to hide" • Nasser al-Khalafi: "One of the greatest victories in the club's history"
Killian Mbabane.
Made the difference
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Quite unlike the Champions League final held in August last year in Lisbon, PSG celebrated last night (Wednesday) at the Elias Arena with a 2-3 win over Bayern Munich, which gave the French an important advance towards the Champions League quarter-final rematch next week.
Killian Mbabane, who scored a hat-trick at the Camp Nou in the quarter-finals, added a double to his resume in the German home fort.
The French striker decided to face in the 68th minute his eighth goal of the season in eight Champions League games and on the way inflicted on Bayern Munich their first home loss since November 2019. "I will not hide the truth, I just love games of this kind," Mbabane concluded his wonderful night "I like to decide meetings like this, just like I said after the game against Barcelona. I may not always smile, but I'm not here to hide."
"I think we had a just great team performance," the French star added, "but this is only the first half and we now have to concentrate on our league game in France. We knew how to harm them in our good moments, but just in case - we are only halfway through."
The owner, Nasser al-Khalafi, was also happy at the end: "With a lack of staff we achieved 2: 3 in Munich, so this is one of the biggest victories in our history. But nothing is over yet. It is important for us to win in return, we are constantly gaining experience in the factory My team after a game like that. "
Coach Mauricio Pochettino added in an optimistic tone: "I sincerely hope that our return match will be better than the return match against Barcelona. I am pleased with the result tonight, and with the attitude of the players who found themselves in difficult situations against the best team in Europe. The quality of players is what we need to keep shining "I can only hope that we will be able to do our part in the rematch as well."