Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain summary: score, stats & highlights | Champions League semi-final 25/26
Spurred on by Ousmane Dembélé’s early goal in Munich, holders PSG knocked out Bayern to set up a Champions League final clash with Arsenal.
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Bayern 1-1 PSG (5-6 agg): UCL semifinal second leg as it happened
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So, the 2026 Champions League final is set: holders PSG will take on Arsenal on May 30, at Budapest's Puskás Arena. Can the Gunners win their first European title? Or will the Parisians become only the second team to retain their continental crown in the Champions League era? We'll find out in just over three weeks' time; make sure to join us then, for live-text coverage of the climax to the European club season.
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Luis Enrique elation
PSG head coach Luis Enrique celebrates the Parisians' qualification for the Champions League final.
Marquinhos milestone
PSG's Marquinhos, by the way, has just surpassed Roberto Carlos as Brazil's highest appearance-maker in Champions League history.
PSG into another UCL final: the stats
Here, courtesy of our friends at SofaScore, is a statistical snapshot of tonight's semifinal second leg:
In Budapest in 24 days' time, PSG will chase a second straight European title against a team seeking its maiden continental crown.
How have Paris fared in the past against Arsenal?My colleague Roddy Cons has the full lowdown.
PSG earn back-to-back title shot in Budapest
The holders win 6-5 on aggregate and have stamped their ticket to Budapest. They'll face Arsenal at Puskás Arena on May 30.
PSG are the first team to reach consecutive Champions League finals since Liverpool in 2018 and 2019. Now, Luis Enrique's men will seek to become the first team since Real Madrid - in 2017/18 - to lift consecutive European titles.
Bayern really huffed and puffed tonight; it's a slight surprise to me that they did, in the end, manage to score. They were very much second best to a well organized PSG team that carried the greater attacking threat.
Peep peep peeeep! Despite that late scare, PSG have deservedly won this tie and have reached their second straight Champions League final!
Marquinhos is back up, and Bayern come back at PSG.
But before the hosts can do anything with it...
Bayern will have about a minute to score a second.
There's no play right now, though. Marquinhos, possibly not entirely coincidentally, has dropped to the turf and needs some attention for cramp.
Goal! Bayern 1-1 PSG (5-6 agg) - Kane scores!
Oh, hello... Are Bayern totally done just yet? From the left-hand channel, Davies slips a low ball into Kane, who's lurking just inside the box.
Kane swivels and fires a left-footed shot high into Safonov's net!
And again. Díaz scampers inside towards the top of the box, before trying to find Karl with a low ball. His ball is cut out.
Again Díaz collects the ball and heads towards the box from the left wing. Again he is denied.
Five minutes of time added on. Barring a frankly ridiculous turnaround - a Madrid vs City-type thing - PSG are heading into the final for the second straight year.
At one end, Díaz produces a lovely pulldown before cutting inside and advancing into the box. Díaz cuts it back for Karl, whose shot is blocked. So, too, is Laimer's. The Austrian's strike bounces back off Neves, prompting timid appeals for a penalty. No, says Mr Pinheiro.
At the other end, Barcola shoots from an angle for PSG - and is not far away from finding the net. Neuer gets down to parry!
Davies picks up the ball on the left, before turning on the after-burners.
He flies down the left flank, but forgets that he needs to combine speed with control. The latter trait is sadly lacking from his forward foray, and he runs the ball over the byline.
A moment earlier, there was a booking for Zaire-Emery after he held back Davies.
Bayern replace Upamecano with Lennart Karl. PSG also make a change, withdrawing Mendes for Mayulu.
From the left, Kimmich swings in a curling free-kick, which Safonov gets a firm punch to.
Bayern immediately recycle possession... but then give it away to Kvaratskehlia. He slips it forward to Mendes, who is suddenly running at the final man.
Seeing Neuer off his line, Mendes tries to score from way out - but doesn't hit it properly. Neuer is grateful to see the strike fly off target.
Ten minutes left in Bavaria, plus stoppage time. Bayern must score jetzt. They don't look like doing that.
Blimey. Kvaratskhelia should absolutely kill off this tie.
In the blink of an eye, PSG get the Georgian running in on Neuer, with two Bayern defenders giving desperate chase. All Kvaratskhelia has to do is beat the keeper... but he fluffs his shot! He miskicks completely.
Another change for Bayern, who replace Musiala with Nicolás Jackson.
Díaz plays a one-two with Musiala on the edge of the box - but collides with Beraldo as he tries to collect the return.
Pinheiro waves away Díaz's appeals for a free-kick, and books the Colombian for the vehemence of his protests.
A double change for PSG, who bring off Ruiz and Doué for Lucas Hernández and Lucas Beraldo.
Back come Bayern, who, at this point, really must score with some urgency.
It's worked to Olise on the right, from where the Frenchman drills a low cross into the danger area. Pacho is right in position to turn it behind. The corner comes to precisely zilcho.
PSG look too comfortable at the back. I feel increasingly doubtful that Bayern have any real prospect of breaching Safonov's goal.
From the left, Díaz swings over a ball into the area, but it's too long. PSG deal with it easily.
Over in the right-hand corner, Doué just produced a delicious piece of skill to hoodwink two Bayern defenders.
And, a minute later, he has another exceedingly presentable shooting chance. He's teed up by Kvaratskhelia, who runs at the Bayern defense before slipping the ball left to his colleague.
Doué rifles in a shot, but it flies just past Neuer's right-hand post.
That's good play by Olise, but again Bayern are unable to trouble Safonov.
Cutting in from the right - what else? - Olise waits and waits, before finally skidding a low shot towards the PSG goal. It's too close to Safonov, though. He claims with ease.
Time is very much running out for Bayern.
Now we have changes for Bayern: Alphonso Davies and Kim Min-jae are on, with Tah and Stanisic making way.
Substitution for PSG, who replace Dembélé with Bradley Barcola.
Doué nearly scores for PSG!
When the Parisians break, the winger makes a beeline for the Bayern box, before thwacking a low shot towards Neuer's right-hand corner. Neuer, again, does ever so well to get a strong hand to it and keep it out!
PSG are soaking up Bayern's fairly impotent possession - and when they burst forward, they look far more dangerous than their hosts.
Kane drops deep, as he so likes to do.
He sprays it right, before Laimer picks up the ball and drives towards the PSG box. The Austrian loses, it though, and...
Bayern continue to see plenty of the ball in the PSG half. But seeing plenty of the ball is one thing; actually doing something with it is another.
From the right, Laimer tries a cross that's blocked. Bayern finally work it to Pavlovic, whose strike is weak; so weak. It trundles through to Safonov, who has not undertaken elite goalkeeper training to learn to repel shots like that one.
Well, now - this looks like a dangerous break. Until it isn't.
Olise scampers forward, advancing towards the PSG box with malicious intent. But when the Parisians come out to meet Olise, he tries a change of feet and a jink into a shooting position - and loses it.
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Jamal Musiala shoots at goal for Bayern Munich.
It's been largely Bayern ball since the break - not that they've done all that much with it.
Now, though, PSG slice through the hosts' defense twice, creating shooting chances for Doué and Kvaratskhelia.
From the right, Doué thumps the first straight at Neuer, who beats it out; from the left, Kvaratskhelia's low ping is also parried by the Bayern keeper.
No, not really. It's worked to Pavlovic, who slaps a shot well off target.
Kane jumps for the ball with Marquinhos, whose left arm flails in the direction of Kane's head. Free-kick given
Kimmich stands over the dead ball, some 40 yards or so out. Can Bayern create something?
Bayern shuttle the ball from side to side on the edge of the PSG box, looking for a chink in the Parisians' armor.
Finally, Kane drops a shoulder and jinks back on to his right foot, before trying to curl a shot past Safonov and into the far corner. He does not manage it; indeed, he does not even beat the first man. No way through.
Poor Pacho is very much in the wars right now. The defender is back down on the turf after Laimer's left arm catches him in the face.
No need for the medical staff this time, though. Pacho is quickly back up.
Pacho is back on.
Right away, PSG's Pacho is down and in pain after he catches a boot in the head from Kane. An entirely involuntarily boot, I might add: Kane's hits Pacho on the follow-through after he played the ball forward, with the defender ducking down in an attempt to nick the ball off the striker's toes.
The Paris medics are on.
Peep! We're back underway in Munich.
Some more half-time reading for you, courtesy of AS USA's Roddy Cons.
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PSG's Fabián Ruiz (left) and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, who were instrumental in Dembélé's opener, celebarate the visitors' early goal in Bavaria.
And, in case you missed it earlier, this is Andy Hall's profile of the man at the center of those handball decisions: Joao Pinheiro.
My colleague Roddy Cons has taken a closer look at those handball calls that left Bayern well and truly miffed.
PSG follow Madrid and Dresden feats
Another pearler from Mister Chip: PSG are only the third team ever to score six goals against Bayern in a two-legged European tie.
The others were Dynamo Dresden in the 73/74 European Cup quarterfinals, and Real Madrid in the 16/17 Champions League quarterfinals.
Peeep peep peeeep! Half time in Munich.
Dembélé‘s early goal is all that separates the teams on the night. The bad news for Bayern, though, is that Dembélé’s early goal isn't all that separates the teams on aggregate. PSG lead 6-4 overall; as things stand, the holders are heading for a second straight Champions League final.
Kimmich buys a free-kick just inside the PSG half, before Kvaratskhelia is booked for time-wasting.
Can Bayern snatch a goal just before the break?
Nope. It's delivered right onto Tah's head, but he nods wide. And, unless I am very much mistaken, he was flagged offside, too.
Two minutes of time added on at the end of the first half.
The home fans, judging by the howls of derision that meet the fourth official's board, feel two minutes is insufficient.
That's a fantastic stop by Safonov, who denies Musiala a goal.
Charging forward down the middle, Musiala reaches the edge of the PSG box, before unleashing a thunderous shot towards Safonov's bottom corner. However, the keeper shows excellent reflexes to parry!
A moment later, Musiala again shoots - but fires just off target! Cutting in from the left, he again gets plenty of welly behind his strike. What he doesn't get, though, is direction.
Again Bayern come forward down the flank - on this occasion, the right-hand one. It's worked to Laimer, who's in space to cross... but his ball is guff. A waste: he had men waiting in the middle. Men, like Kane, who are a dab hand at finishing.
Oh, Lucho! Released into space on the left, Díaz has a wonderful chance to run at a back-pedalling PSG defense. Run he does, but when he tries to roll his studs over the ball, he succeeds only in toe-poking the ball out of play. Goal-kick to Paris.
It was Tah who was booked for Bayern a few minutes ago, it appears. Not Stanisic.
Seventh heaven for PSG?
As things stand, PSG are heading for the final - and for a seventh straight away win in all competitions.
Having narrowly escaped the concession of a second, Bayern bring it forward in search of a leveller on the night.
Before they know it, though, they've lost it - and PSG are haring forward in numbers. Give Bayern their due, though: they get back very well to crowd the Parisians out, and Tah finally blocks Kvaratskhelia's path to goal.
That's a magnificent save by Neuer. From the right, Vitinha swings over an inch-perfect delivery to Neves at the back post, where Neves heads back across goal.
The ball looks a veritable cert to bounce past Neuer and into the far corner - but the keeper gets down so very quickly to beat it out!
A crucial, crucial stop. A three-goal deficit would have been a suboptimal scenario for the hosts.
Bayern's Stanisic goes into the book for giving the referee a touch too much lip.
Again Bayern's players surround the referee, after the ball strikes Neves' arm inside the box. No penalty is given, and the hosts are incensed.
On Spanish TV, refereeing expert Antonio Mateu Lahoz explains that a spot-kick cannot be given in this instance: the gist of what Mateu Lahoz appears to be saying is that the ball came at Neves at such pace that it was impossible for him to get out of the way.
When Laimer touches the ball onto Nunes' right arm, Bayern's players are screaming for a second yellow card.
Just for a moment, it looks like Joao Pinheiro is racing over to brandish said second yellow card... but no! It's Laimer who is penalized for a handball committed shortly beforehand.
This game is a veritable who's-who of cut-inside-and-shoot past masters.
On this occasion, it's Olise who shows off his Robben-esque skills, jinking in from the right before curling a left-footed effort towards Safonov's top corner. Olise's shot flies juuuust off target.
Nuno Mendes is down in a heap, after a high-speed collision with Upamecano.
He appears slightly dazed, but is soon back up and, one imagines, is not going to be forced off by that one.
Musiala loses it in an area where he simply must not be losing it - in line with the ‘D’, 40 yards or so out from his own goal. He's very lucky that Vitinha and Mendes decide they don't have an inviting path towards goal, and opt to play it backwards and keep possession.
At the other end, it's Díaz's turn to scamper in from the flank and shoot.
The Colombian bamboozles Zaire-Emery before pulling the trigger from 25 yards or so out... but his strike flies off target!
Oh, lordy. Kvaratskhelia is so, so dangerous when he cuts inside from the left.
The Georgian skips across the top of the box, working himself a yard of space to bend a shot towards Neuer's goal. The keeper holds on to this one, but - as we saw in the first leg - that's a fertile source of goals for the Parisians.
Kimmich pumps it forward towards Kane, but PSG's backline deals with it comfortably.
Nearing the midway point of the first half, and the holders have a two-goal aggregate advantage. One suspects that the ball will be in the net again before the night is out.
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Dembélé delight
PSG's players celebrate Ousmane Dembélé's early opener for the visitors in Munich.
At one end, Díaz robs Zaire-Emery and dashes towards the left-hand byline, before cutting it back for Olise in the penalty spot. It's a fantastic chance for Bayern to level on the night - but Olise is denied by the timeliest of challenges by Mendes. A goal-saving block.
Having survived that scare, PSG work it left to Kvaratskhelia, who scampers forward. He positively breezes past Upamecano and into the Bayern box... but shoots into the side-netting. He's quite good at football.
Dazzling Dembélé
Per Mister Chip, that Dembélé goal is the third fastest conceded by Bayern at home in the Champions League.
The earliest came just last month, when Real Madrid's Arda Güler netted after 35 seconds in Bayern's quarterfinal victory over Los Blancos.
Again Bayern seek out Kane, who carves out a yard of shooting space on the right-hand corner of the box.
His shot is repelled, but this is certainly a lot more promising for the home team.
That's better from Bayern, who almost get Kane in on Safonov.
Díaz spins on a six piece on the left, before feeding the ball inside to Musiala. He, in turn, tries to find Kane's run into the box - but Marquinhos gets a leg to his pass.
Olise swings the ball high into the box - but swings it too high. It drifts harmlessly over Safonov's goalmouth.
We've had the first goal of the night - and we've now also had the first booking.
On the Bayern right, Nuno Mendes fells Olise with a rather rash lunge, and finds himself in Mr Pinheiro's notebook.
A promising set piece for the hosts.
That takes the tie's aggregate goal tally to 10 - just three away from equalling the Champions League record.
Right, Bayern. What's your answer to that?
First order of business would be defending a little bit better, to be honest. That was far too easy for Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé.
Goal! Bayern 0-1 PSG (4-6 agg) - Dembélé with the early opener!
Wanted more goals? You've got them.
It's so simple - a bit too simple. On the left Kvaratskhelia charges down the wing, before reaching the Bayern box. He looks up and sidefoots a low ball across the area, where Dembélé has peeled off into space at the back post.
Dembélé makes no mistake, thumping a first-time finish into the net.
Peeeeep! We're underway.
Who will be joining Arsenal in Budapest? We're 90 minutes, plus stoppage time (and maybe extra time and penalties) from finding out.
Last look at the lineups
Right, it's just about time for the off. A final reminder of the teams:
Bayern:
Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Musiala, Díaz, Kane
PSG:
Safonov, Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz, Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
If you'd like to learn more about Mr Pinheiro, may I recommend you read this profile by my colleague Andy Hall.
Who is the referee?
Portugal's João Pinheiro will be in charge today. Pinheiro will be assisted in the VAR booth by Italy's Marco di Bello.
Pinheiro is overseeing a Champions League semifinal for the first time in his career. The 38-year-old's previous biggest assignment was Aston Villa’s 3-1 last-16 win over Club Brugge in 2024/25.
Out come the teams!
The players are just now emerging from the tunnel at the Allianz Arena. It's almost go time: but first, that anthem.
Marksmen in display in Munich
We have contenders for the top-scorer award on show today, incidentally.
Bayern’s Harry Kane has 13 Champions League goals so far this season. Two behind the leading marksman, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé. Mbappè, obviously, can no longer add to his tally of 15.
PSG’s Kvaratskhelia is also in the shakeup: he has 10 so far, level with the now-eliminated Anthony Gordon of Newcastle, and Julián Álvarez of Atlético.
A reminder that the all-time single-season goals record in the Champions League is Cristiano Ronaldo’s haul of 17, scored for Real Madrid in 2013/14.
UCL bow for new Bayern kit
By the way, Bayern have released their home kit for the 2026/27 season - and are going aggressively early with its on-field debut. They're going to wear it this evening! Bold.
Who leads the Bayern-PSG head-to-head series?
As things stand, Bayern lead the teams' all-time Champions League series 9-7.
Although the Germans were beaten in the first leg last week, they did defeat PSG in Paris earlier this season. On matchday four of the league phase, in November, Kompany's men were 2-1 winners at Parc des Princes.
In two-legged Champions League ties, Bayern and PSG are locked at 1-1. The Parisians triumphed on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw in the 2020/21 quarterfinals, but Bayern prevailed 3-0 in the 2022/23 last 16.
And, as mentioned earlier, the Bavarians emerged victorious when the teams met in the 2020 final.
Who is Opta backing to win?
Opta's 'supercomputer’ has been running the simulations ahead of tonight's second leg - and it gives PSG a 57.8% chance of reaching the final. Bayern are rated back at 42.2%
As for the Opta's expectations for the tournament winner: before the semifinal second legs got underway, the stats specialists had Arsenal as the favorite, with a win possibility of 35.8%. PSG were second on 28.6%, with Bayern just behind on 23.5%.
At a glance: PSG's recent form
Last five results:
May 2: PSG 2-2 Lorient,Ligue 1
Apr. 28: PSG 5-4 Bayern, UCL
Apr. 25: Angers 0-3 PSG, Ligue 1
Apr. 22: PSG 3-0 Nantes, Ligue 1
Apr. 19: PSG 1-2 Lyon, Ligue 1
Last time out: How PSG fared
Like Bayern, PSG also sent out a second-string in a weekend league draw. Luis Enrique's men were held 2-2 at home by Lorient, thanks to Aiyegun Tosin's late leveller for the ninth-placed visitors.
Can PSG emulate Real feat?
PSG continue their bid to become only the second team in the Champions League era to retain the European title. (The first, I probably don't need to tell you, was Real Madrid, who won three straight between 2016 and 2018.)
The Parisians are chasing a third appearance in the Champions League final. Last year's 5-0 win over Inter Milan - played in Munich - came five years after PSG's maiden final brought defeat to Bayern in Lisbon.
On the domestic front, meanwhile, Luis Enrique's men are on course to win the club's 14th French title this season. They'll be crowned Ligue 1 champions next weekend - for the fifth year in a row - if they betters second-placed Lens's result.
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Limbering up under the lights
Konrad Laimer (left) and Harry Kane warm up for Bayern at the Allianz Arena.
At a glance: Bayern's recent form
Last five results:
May 2: Bayern 3-3 Heidenheim, Bundesliga
Apr. 28: PSG 5-4 Bayern, UCL
Apr. 25: Mainz 3-4 Bayern, Bundesliga
Apr. 22: Leverkusen 0-2 Bayern, Bundesliga
Apr. 19: Bayern 4-2 Stuttgart, Bundesliga
Last time out: how Bayern fared
Bayern head into today's game having served up yet another high-scoring clash at the weekend: on Saturday, Kompany's men fought back for a 3-3 Bundesliga draw with bottom team Heidenheim.
Leon Goretzka scored twice for Bayern - who, it will not surprise you to learn, fielded something of a second-string team.
Michael Olise, introduced as a second-half substitute, snatched a very, very late leveller for the men from Munich, netting in the TENTH minute of stoppage time.
A treble of trebles?
With the Bundesliga title already sewn up, Bayern are eyeing the third league, cup and European Cup treble in their history.
The Bavarians clinched their 36th German title back on April 19, with four games to spare. Meanwhile, they're into the DFB-Pokal final on May 23, against VfB Stuttgart, with a potential Champions League final to follow.
Bayern's previous trebles came under Jupp Heynckes in 2012/13, and under Hansi Flick in 2019/20.
Can Bayern make it a dozen European Cup finals?
A goal down from the first leg, Bayern Munich are chasing a spot in the European Cup final for the 12th time in their rather storied history. Only Real Madrid, with 18, have been in more title games in the tournament.
Were Bayern to book their ticket to Budapest, it would be their first Champions League final since they won their sixth European title - at Paris Saint-Germain's expense - in 2020.
In the interest of statistical completeness: the Bavarians were also crowned continental kings in 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001 and 2013.
For the North American fans tuning in this evening, Alphonso Davies' absence from the Bayern XI is an eye-catching call.
Here's my colleague Roddy Cons on the Canadian's relegation to the Bayern bench.
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Big night in Bavaria
Fans get into the pregame spirit outside Allianz Arena, ahead of kickoff in Bavaria.
What the coaches said: Vincent Kompany
Another goal fest in the second leg?
“It will always depend on both teams. If one decides to take a step back and defend more, then there could be some calmer phases in the game. Otherwise, there won't be. It's difficult to imagine that either team will change what brought them here in the first place. We're playing at home, we want to win and will do everything to achieve that."
Pregame team talk:
“With me, inner calm prevails. I try not to let the emotions from the game play a role too early. And I'm already thinking about what the last sentence could be to motivate the team one more time.”
If those two quotes below fail to sate you appetite for Luis Enrique's musings, let me nudge you in the direction of this full writeup by my colleagues Andrés Onrubia and Calum Roche.
What the coaches said: Luis Enrique
Enjoying the occasion:
“Enjoying it as a top-level coach is difficult. What we try to do is prepare our team mentally for what matters. Both teams will give everything.”
Munich return:
“Coming back to Munich is always a pleasure because we can remember what we did last year. And if I go further back, the year I won the Champions League with Barcelona, we also played the semifinal second leg here. We won - and then we won the final. That adds even more motivation.”
Just to quickly circle back to tonight's possibility of a two-legged Champions League goals record: AS USA's Calum Roche has been tapping away at his keyboard with characteristically furious determination, and the result is this article on the potential for history.
Why PSG's lineup announcement makes me sad
I see PSG's social-media team went for a video reveal of their lineup. Can I state, in the strongest possible terms, my utter repudiation of this format. Text or still image, please. Merci.
Hakimi is expected to be out for a few weeks - ghastly timing for the Moroccan, who is also gearing up for this summer's World Cup.
My colleagues Andrés Onrubia and Roddy Cons have the full story on that injury.
Zaïre-Emery in for Hakimi
As expected, PSG boss Luis Enrique also makes just the one change to the XI that started in Paris eight days ago.
After Achraf Hakimi suffered a thigh injury in the opening leg, Warren Zaïre-Emery drops back from the midfield to take up Hakimi's right-back role. In turn, Fabián Ruiz comes into the team to occupy the engine-room berth vacated by Zaïre-Emery.
PSG lineup confirmed
PSG have now furnished us with their starting XI. It is: Safonov, Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz, Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.
For the first time, the Champions League final will be held at Budapest's Puskás Arena. It's scheduled for Saturday, May 30.
For more on the Champions League's final arrangements, check out this explainer by my colleague Calum Roche.
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Who will Bayern or PSG face in the final?
Tonight's tie winners will progress to a Champions League final clash against Premier League leaders Arsenal.
The Gunners, who are chasing their first ever European Cup trophy triumph, edged past Atlético Madrid on Tuesday, thanks to Bukayo Saka’s first-half goal in North London.
Saka's strike gave Arsenal a 2-1 aggregate win over Los Colchoneros, sending them into their first Champions League final since 2006.
One change for the hosts
Kompany makes just the one change to the Bayern team that began the first leg: Konrad Laimer is in at left-back, with Alphonso Davies making way for the Austrian.
We're still waiting for PSG to name their lineup. News on that as soon as it drops.
Bayern lineup confirmed
Vincent Kompany has named his Bayern XI: Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Musiala, Díaz, Kane.
"This is Munich"
Tonight's semifinal stage. Ooh, yes please.
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Allianz anticipation
Fans gather outside the Allianz Arena, ahead of kickoff this evening.
Barça record set to fall?
And we're still not done with the records that could fall.
As I mentioned in my intro, this semifinal tie pits this season's highest-scoring Champions League teams against each other: after last Tuesday's first leg, PSG now have 43 this term, while Bayern are one back on 42.
That leaves both clubs within striking distance of the Champions League's record single-season goal tally: Barcelona's total of 45, scored during the Blaugrana's run to the semifinals in 1999/2000.
More UCL history in the offing?
Last week's nine-goal epic also leaves Bayern and PSG four goals away from equalling the highest ever aggregate tally in a two-legged Champions League knockout tie.
In the 34 years since the European Cup was rebranded, three Champions League ties - one of which involved Bayern - have totalled an unsurpassed 13 goals:
Inter Milan 7-6 Barcelona, 2024/25 semifinals
Liverpool 7-6 Roma, 2017/18 semifinals
Bayern Munich 12-1 Sporting CP, 2008/09 last 16
A historic goalfest
The first leg in the French capital was something of a record breaker: Its total of nine goals made it the highest-scoring semifinal game in Champions League history.
It was also the first time that both teams have scored four or more goals in a European last-four clash. What's more, this has only happened once previously in any Champions League knockout game: Chelsea and Liverpool's 4-4 quarterfinal draw back in 2009.
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So what happened in the first leg?
Blimey, how long have you got? The short answer is that it was an utter stonker.
Harry Kane gave Bayern the lead with a 17th-minute penalty in Paris - but within 40 minutes of game time, PSG were 5-2 up and seemingly in sight of the final. Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé netted two each for the hosts, and there was also a header from that renowned man mountain Joao Neves
After Dembélé pinged in PSG’s fifth, however, a pair of quickfire goals by Dayot Upamecano and Luis Díaz brought Bayern roaring back into the tie. Oh, and that Kane pass for Díaz’s goal: Woof!
Anyway, it’s all set up rather beautifully in Germany tonight.
If you're wondering how you can watch today's semifinal decider in Bavaria, let me point you in the direction of our guide on how to tune in.
What time is kickoff?
In the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, six-time winners Bayern host the holders, Paris Saint-Germain, at 9:00 p.m. local time in Munich. In the U.S., that translates into a 3:00 p.m. ET/12 noon PT start.
We should have team news by about an hour before kickoff at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern Munich vs PSG: welcome!
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are. This season's top-scoring Champions League teams meet in Munich, with a place in the final at stake. And, judging by the first leg, we can expect goals.
(Now I've said that, just you watch them bore us stiff with a scoreless snoozefest.)
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