Paris Saint-Germain put in a professional and positive display to earn a 1-1 draw away at Bayern Munich and set up a Champions League final with Arsenal on May 30 after a 6-5 aggregate win.
This was not the 5-4 classic tie of a week ago, even though it threatened to be when Ousmane Dembele got the goalscoring ball rolling after three minutes by crashing home the dangerous Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cross.
But PSG put in a really mature display to stifle the German champions. Bayern’s threat looked limited – Michael Olise looked the brightest spark when he curled over in the first half, while Harry Kane’s late consolation seemed undeserved.
There was a first-half controversy, however, as Bayern felt Nuno Mendes should have been sent off for deliberate handball when already on a booking. Referee Joao Pinheiro gave the foul in the opposite direction for a questionable handball by Konrad Laimer.
Then, in a bizarre incident, Joao Neves appeared to clearly handle inside the box after Vitinha’s clearance – but the rules state a player cannot be penalised for handball if it inadvertently touches him after being kicked by a team-mate. Both irked Vincent Kompany at full-time.
