Bundesliga
Impressive Bayern beat PSG
Bayern Munich extended their winning streak to 16 across all competitions after Luis Díaz gave his side a two-goal lead before being sent off as Vincent Kompany's men enjoyed a statement 2-1 win against European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League.
PSG 1-2 Bayern Munich
Goals: 0-1 Díaz 4' (assist: Olise), 0-2 Díaz 32', 1-2 Neves 74' (assist: Lee)
Sent off: Díaz 45+3'
Bayern couldn’t have asked for a better start against the European champions when Díaz opened the scoring with four minutes on the clock as they looked to overcome their toughest task yet.
After soaking up early pressure from PSG, the Colombian marked his return to the starting line-up with a composed finish past Lucas Chevalier after Michael Olise was denied. Rested against Bayer Leverkusen, Dayot Upamecano - who won the ball back in midfield - was one of six changes made by Vincent Kompany.
PSG thought they had equalised through former Borussia Dortmund attacker Ousmane Dembélé when he bundled Fabián Ruiz’s cross over the line, but VAR judged the Frenchman to have strayed offside.
Manuel Neuer was then called into action to deny Bradley Barcola before Serge Gnabry had a chance to double Bayern’s lead, but his low-driven shot bounced off of both posts.
Bayern were then rewarded for their high press less than a minute later as Díaz capitalised on Marquinhos dwelling on the ball, winning the ball from the Brazilian before hammering home to double Bayern’s lead.
Germany’s record champions continued to flood forward and thought they had a third when Josip Stanišić converted a pass from Harry Kane, but he was in an offside position. They were almost rewarded when Joshua Kimmich - who made his 100th Champions League appearance - dragged his effort just wide moments later.
Although in a comfortable lead, Bayern’s task was made much more difficult when Díaz was dismissed in stoppage time at the end of the first-half for a challenge on Achraf Hakimi, which saw the Colombian’s initial yellow card overturned into a red after the referee was called to the monitor.
A man down, it was a very different Bayern that started the second half, with this one happy to sit in a low block. In a five-minute spell, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha and Lee Kang-in all forced Neuer into making saves, but none really troubled the Bayern stopper.
PSG’s persistence was then rewarded when João Neves, who had been on the pitch for less than 10 minutes, converted Lee’s cross. That goal gave the hosts confidence, with Vitinha and Warren Zaïre-Emery forcing Neuer into two superb saves, which forced Kompany’s hand with the introduction of Minjae Kim and a switch to a back five.
It was one-way traffic in the closing stages with Neves coming close with a header as the hosts pushed for an equaliser, but Bayern showed resilience to overcome a PSG storm to pick up an impressive three points in Paris.
Match stats
- Bayern have scored more goals than any team in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season: 56 in 16 competitive matches.
- With five goals in four games, Kane co-leads the 2025/26 Champions League scoring charts alongside former PSG attacker Kylian Mbappé (now of Real Madrid).
- Bayern have won their last five Champions League meetings with PSG.
- Neuer made his 154th Champions League appearance (141 goals conceded). Among goalkeepers, only Iker Casillas has made more (177 games, 202 goals conceded).
- Bayern are six-time Champions League/ European Cup winners, most recently winning the competition in 2019/20 after beating PSG in the final.
- Hernández was part of Flick’s Champions League-winning side. The PSG defender also won four Bundesliga titles, among others, in his time at Bayern (107 appearances).
Teams
PSG: Chevalier - Hakimi (Mayulu 45+7'), Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Mendes - Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz (Neves 66') - Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola (Ramos 66')
Unused subs: Safonov, Marin, Beraldo, Lee, L. Hernández, Ndjantou, Mbaye
Out: Doué (dead leg), Zabarnyi (suspended)
Coach: Luis Enrique
Bayern: Neuer (c) - Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanišić - Kimmich, Pavlović - Olise (Kim 81'), Gnabry (Bischof 46'), Díaz – Kane (Goretzka 88')
Unused subs: Ulreich, Urbig, Jackson, Guerreiro, Boey, Karl
Out: Davies (knee), Ito (foot), Mike (international duty), Musiala (ankle)
Coach: Vincent Kompany
As it happened!
1 - 2(0 - 2)
Paris
FINAL
Bayern
90' +4
vs
Neuer makes a big claim
Another dangerous cross from Lee is flicked goalwards, but Laimer is there to clear the ball into the sky. Neuer gets up and claims the loose ball to waste a few more precious seconds.
90'
vs
Added time
Five minutes left to play. Can Bayern hold out?
90'
vs
Lee fires wide
The South Korean dips inside once more and misses the far post with his shot by the smallest of margins.
88'
vs
Leon Goretzka
Harry Kane
87'
vs
Kvaratskhelia whips in a dangerous cross
The Georgian cuts inside and sends in a cross/shot that almost deflects off Upamecano directly before Neuer, but luckily for the Bayern captain, the Frenchman doesn't get a touch, and the keeper can collect.
85'
vs
Another Vitinha effort
Vitinha lets fly from the edge of the box for what could be the tenth time this evening, and once more, Neuer is there.
84'
vs
Nuno Mendes
84'
vs
Josip Stanišić
81'
vs
Minjae Kim
Michael Olise
81'
vs
Inches wide
A short corner is played to Lee, who once again finds Neves in the box, but this time his headed effort drops just centimetres wide of the post.
79'
vs
Ramos shoots
The striker gets a little space to shoot, but he can't hit the target.
78'
vs
Big chance
Lee finds a great run from Zaïre-Emery in the box, but his dinked effort is well kept out by Neuer.
75'
vs
Vitinha lets loose
The Portuguese has had a lot of shooting opportunities in the second half, but again, Neuer is equal to the long-range effort.
70'
vs
Too easy
Lee dips inside and shoots, but once more the effort is a comfortable save for Neuer.
69'
vs
Dangerous
Bayern remain a threat on the break as PSG continue to leave themselves open at the back. Stanišić does superbly to get down the left-hand side before feeding Olise, but the Frenchman's shot is comfortable for Chevalier.
66'
vs
Gonçalo Ramos
Bradley Barcola
68'
vs
Good strike
Vitinha lets fly from the edge of the box, but Neuer is equal to the effort. Kvaratskhelia then fires a second effort over the bar.
66'
vs
João Neves
Fabián Ruiz
65'
vs
Good opening
Vitinha slides the ball through to Kvaratskhelia in the box. The Georgian has the space to shoot, but his effort is easy for Neuer.
62'
vs
Good run
Olise picks up the ball on the wide right and drives forward, but his legs start to go as he reaches the edge of the box, and the shot drifts wide.
61'
vs
No way through
Bayern have got everyone behind the ball now and are looking for counters or opportunities to slow the game down. PSG have got to move the ball faster if they are going to create openings. The Bayern defensive line is coping at the moment.
56'
vs
Good position goes to waste
Mayulu gets to the byline and tries to cross, but he can only find the grateful gloves of Neuer.
53'
vs
Chance
Mendes whips in a low cross that finds Barcola, but he swings and misses from a good possession. That was a chance.
49'
vs
Manuel Neuer
49'
vs
Almost
Kvaratskhelia beats Kane to a corner, but heads over the bar.
47'
vs
Tom Bischof
46'
vs
Good start
PSG get forward immediately with Mendes shooting early on after good football, but the effort is blocked.
46'
vs
Back underway
The second half is underway as Bischof replaces Gnabry in the Bayern midfield.
46'
vs
Tom Bischof
Serge Gnabry
0 - 0
Kick-off!
0 - 0
Half-time
45' +7
vs
Hakimi off injured
The Moroccan can't continue after that challenge and is replaced by Mayulu.
45' +7
vs
Senny Mayulu
Achraf Hakimi
45' +8
vs
Kane forces a save
Good football from Bayern again sees Kane get in behind, but his shot is well saved by Chevalier.
45' +3
vs
Awful challenge
Hakimi beats Díaz on the wing, and the Colombian goes flying in from behind and traps Hakimi's ankle under his body weight. He could be in trouble here.
45' +3
vs
Luis Díaz
45' +1
vs
Wonderful football
The Bayern attackers combine superbly as Gnabry, Olise and Kane all combine, before the latter backheels the ball into the path of Kimmich. He takes the ball in his stride and shoots, but he can't quite hit the far corner.
45'
vs
The ball is in the net again
But it won't count. Kane pounces on another loose pass and finds Stanišić, who finishes, but he was in an offside position.
43'
vs
Ruiz fires over
Lee beats a couple of Bayern challenges before giving the ball to Hakimi. Hakimi then finds Ruiz on the edge of the box, but the Spaniard's shot is wayward.
40'
vs
It could be 3-0!
Stanišić wins possession on the edge of the PSG box after Bayern lose it initially. He then feeds Kimmich, who looks to return the ball to Stanišić in the centre, but the full-back decides to dummy the ball for Gnabry instead of shooting himself, and the chance goes to waste.
30'
vs
Barcola tests Neuer
A long ball finds Barcola, who touches the pass down perfectly before trying to poke the ball past Neuer, but the Bayern keeper stands tall to make the save.
34'
vs
Lee curls wide
The substitute dips inside and tries to curl an effort in at the far post, but he misses the target.
31'
vs
Off both posts!
Gnabry shoots from the edge of the box only to see his effort bounce off the left post and then onto the right post and clear.
25'
vs
Dembélé off injured
After bundling that ball home, Dembélé waved to the bench to say that he couldn't continue. He was a doubt coming into this game, and it seems tonight's match has come too soon for him. Kang-in Lee replaces him, meaning that Kvaratskhelia will move into a more central role.
25'
vs
Good play
A long ball over the top finds Gnabry, but he can't quite find the back of the net. It wouldn't have counted anywhere, though, as he was offside.
25'
vs
Kang-in Lee
Ousmane Dembélé
22'
vs
PSG think they are level
Dembélé bundles the ball home from close range after a volley from Ruiz, but the flag is raised for offside.
17'
vs
Close
Gnabry benefits from a loose pass from Barcola and feeds Pavlović. His shot is deflected and drifts just wide.