Kingsley Coman reveals Bayern Munich Champions League plans on Mbappe and Messi

Bayern Munich did not devise an “anti-Kylian Mbappe plan,” according to Kingsley Coman, to help them defeat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

WHAT OCCURED?

In a heavyweight European last-16 clash, the Bundesliga champions faced the French football kings. Bayern advanced to the quarter-finals with relative ease, winning 3-0 on aggregate, with the obvious threat posed by Mbappe and Lionel Messi contained with minimal fuss.

Kingsley Coman reveals Bayern Munich Champions League plans on  Mbappe and Messi
     Kingsley Coman reveals Bayern Munich Champions League plans on Mbappe and Messi

WHAT THEY SAID: Coman told Telefoot when asked if specific tactical systems had been drawn up for PSG’s collection of World Cup-winning forwards: “There was no big anti- Mbappe plan. The most important thing was to break up with Lionel Messi. We are also a team that pushes very hard. But we also went back down to leave it a little shallower.”

THE BIG PICTURE: Coman scored the only goal of the game against his former club as Bayern took a 1-0 lead over PSG at Parc des Princes, with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry completing the scoring at the Allianz Arena.

Mbappe and Messi will have to wait at least a year for another shot at Champions League glory, while Bayern will find out who their quarter-final opponents will be when the draw for the last eight is made on Friday.

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