It is almost impossible to disentangle ourselves from Qatar’s economic reach. "It's the final, Paris came out wanting to win and so did we. Only AC Milan and Real Madrid have won more.All rights reserved. The idea of Bayern as the unanswerable force ultimately narrowed the vision of PSG, who wasted the chance to trigger an ambush by somehow holding back Neymar and Mbappe in reserve.The pair combined in the dying minutes raising the prospect of extra-time but this was not a night that would bestow mystique on the Paris front line. ".PSG fans chant near the Parc de Princes Stadium as they prepare to watch their team play.It's certainly been the strangest Champions League in the competition's history. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. That’s the only possible description of what happened on 22 minutes, in one of the most electrifying moments of the game. They finished angsty and panicky, Bayern looking the better side.Given the political nature of the PSG project, it would be easy to draw some kind of moral parable from this, and the right team winning.Modern football is rather complicated in that regard, but the game itself still has some beautiful simplicities. All of that is put on the back burner for at least another season. Bayern’s acceptance of Qatari cash in exchange for ad space on their shirt sleeves does not move the ethical needle like ownership.Its ugly but if we really want to protest Qatari human right abuses and other horrors that morally offend the trail starts rather closer to home, though I accept it might not resonate with the same force as trophy football club in Paris. It puts them level again as the third most successful club in European history along with Liverpool, and after AC Milan and Real Madrid. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? "That just goes to show the team I have around me.". After a gap of seven years Bayern join Liverpool with six of the best. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Victory for the German champion secures a lucrative treble after it also won the league and domestic cup earlier this year.Despite all the attacking talent on display, one goal was enough to separate the two sides with former PSG man Kingsley Coman heading in the winning goal in the 59th minute.Coman, a French international, guided his header into the bottom corner to add yet another trophy to his cabinet.The 24-year-old has won the league title in every season he's spent as a professional player, starting with PSG's Ligue 1 victory in 2013.Meanwhile, it's yet more European disappointment for PSG which was playing in its first final.The French champion, which was also bidding for a treble, has become obsessed with winning the Champions League since Qatar Sports Investments bought the Parisian club in 2011.More than one billion dollars has been spent on the playing squad but stars such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were unable to get their side past a dominant Bayern which is still unbeaten in 2020.Kingsley Coman celebrates scoring the game's only goal.Played behind closed doors at the Estádio da Luz, this wasn't the classic final many had hoped for after both sides scored so freely throughout the tournament.Brazilian Neymar was denied the opener by a superb save from Manuel Neuer before Bayern's Robert Lewandowski hit the post and had a header saved during an otherwise cagey first half.Bayern's high defensive line, in many ways its greatest strength, also gave encouragement to the lightning fast PSG attackers.Mbappe and Neymar spent the night on the shoulders of Bayern's defenders, waiting for the trigger to run in behind, but failed to convert when given the chance.The second half hardly improved in terms of quality with Coman providing the game's only piece of decisive attacking play. It might have warranted a second look, but was by no means a certainty.Only the final whistle brought that. Bayern Munich's first final of the Champions League era was even more bitter. MATCH REPORT: Bayern crowned European champions … ?— Football on BT Sport #Club2020 (@btsportfootball).Bayern sashayed into the Estadio da Luz on the back of 20 wins in a row.

Just as he was about to shoot, though, Kimmich stepped in and steered the ball away.PSG appealed for a penalty, but it felt of a similar nature to the one Bayern wanted earlier.
Mbappe had intently weaved his way into the box, getting through with sheer will as much as his sleek talent. PSG sank to their knees in despair, Bayern in joy.The familiar human qualities of sport persist even in the strangest of seasons, and end up providing the most familiar champions.PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich: Kingsley Coman steered home a second-half header to settle a tight Champions League final and seal Bayern's sixth European crown,Kingsley Coman celebrates after scoring in the Champions League final.Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium.
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