PSG/Bayern Munich – Kompany blasts refereeing and praises both sides | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich faced off this Tuesday at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League semi-final (second leg on Wednesday, May 6). A match that ended with a 5-4 win for Paris (PSG/Bayern Munich highlights). After the match, German team coach Vincent Kompany spoke to CBS Sports Golazo.

Kompany: “Luis Enrique won the Champions League this way, so he has no reason to give in. But Bayern Munich has the same idea.”

What was it like experiencing the match from the outside?

I don’t like it (smiles). If I can avoid it, I’ll do everything I can. Behave better? You also need the right decisions from the referees (laughs).

Is this one of the best matches in history? What is your analysis?

It’s hard to sum it up in a few words. The simplest way to put it is that when you concede 5 goals in a Champions League match, usually it’s over. But the crazy thing is that we scored 4 and could have scored even more. If we get those chances again in the second leg, we can score. It was a clash of ideas tonight. Luis Enrique won the Champions League this way, so he has no reason to give in. But Bayern Munich has the same idea.

So you can get a night like this with the talent on both sides. I know the spotlight isn’t on the defenses, but that’s unfair because I saw my defenders win duels and make great tackles. The intensity of the match made it very open.

Neither a penalty nor a corner according to Kompany.

Exceptional quality from the attackers? Would you like to change anything about this match?

It’s difficult. There were goals from a penalty and a corner. The penalty is not a penalty for me, the ball goes from the body to the hand. And it wasn’t a corner, the ball wasn’t touched. They had chances too. What both teams do is possible because all the players give their maximum so the attackers can express themselves.

You need the runs from the other players. We could keep our defenders back to stay in control, but we would also lose something offensively. Football is about scoring one more goal than the opponent. You can’t really be perfect, you have to get the win. We can do it.

Can we expect the same thing next week?

Of course, even more. They will come to the Allianz Arena, we’ll have 75,000 people. We want people to scream, it must not just be noise, it has to carry weight. We’ll be at home, we have to win, there’s no better place for that.

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