Kompany highlights importance of Bayern’s Champions League win over PSG

Vincent Kompany believes Bayern Munich’s 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain was “really important” for their Champions League campaign.

Luis Diaz scored twice for the Bundesliga side before being sent off for a rash challenge on Achraf Hakimi, while Joao Neves could not spark a comeback with his second-half strike.

Diaz became the first player to score twice and be sent off in the first half of a Champions League match, and just the second player overall after Antoine Griezmann versus Liverpool in October 2021.

Bayern were forced into a defensive shape due to their numerical disadvantage, which saw them have just 29% of possession, their lowest on record (since 2003-04) in a single Champions League game.

PSG registered 25 shots in the French capital, the most Bayern have faced in a Champions League group stage game since October 2006 (25 vs Sporting CP).

Kompany took pride in his side’s defensive resilience, particularly as it came against the holders of the competition.

“The most important thing is we hope that [Achraf] Hakimi recovers quickly,” said Kompany after the win.

“It was hard work and emotions today – those are the feelings we had after the game. In the end, we did it together.

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