WHAT HAPPENED? It was advantage Bayern when Kingsley Coman’s 53rd minute strike in hometown gave the away side a one-goal lead to take to the Allianz Arena in three weeks’ time. Mbappe, who was able to feature from the bench following a miraculous recovery from a hamstring problem, felt his side showed enough threat to prove they can cause the German side problems in the second leg.
WHAT THEY SAID: “Everyone needs to be healthy, sleep well, eat well,” Mbappe told Canal+. “We can do something there. If we are more offensive, they are uncomfortable. Let’s quickly move on and go again.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Frenchman certainly did enough to make Bayern feel “uncomfortable” on the night, having twice put the ball in the back of the net only to have each would-be goal ruled out for offside. While the first strike saw Mbappe a comfortable few yards off, the second call came after an agonising VAR decision that left the home crowd deflated, but which will give them hope ahead of a must-win return leg.
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