The PSG and Bayern Munich lesson that the Premier League must take
Comment: The nine-goal feast at the Parc des Princes showed what is possible in the game, writes Miguel Delaney, who explains how the Premier League compares in comparison after a less appealing tactical trend for fans
Having put out a team to do that, Luis Enrique perhaps put it best. “You have to congratulate the opponents, the players,” the Paris Saint-Germain coach said after his side’s raucous 5-4 win over Bayern Munich . “I’ve never seen a game with that rhythm before.
” You could say this first leg was unique, given how it set a record for a Champions League semi-final, but there’s somehow more to come. There was even the promise of more to come, as befitting the attacking attitudes that drove this entire spectacle. “Now we’ll go to Munich to try to win and qualify,” Ousmane Dembele said.
“We’re going to attack and Bayern are going to attack. ” Vincent Kompany agreed. “We could have scored more, and that has to give us belief.
” So many others were left with a renewed belief in the sport as it is played. “Every football fan loves a game like that,” Marquinhos said. That feeling might be all the deeper given the debate about set-pieces and structure that has defined so much of the season, especially in England.
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