Champions League | ‘A match of the highest intensity’: Luis Enrique

Defending champs Paris SaintGermain trailed early led by three goals and ultimately held on for a pulsating 54 win over Bayern Munich in the highestscoring semifinal in Champions League history And theres still next weekrsquos second leg to comePSG built a 52 lead early in the second half thanks to two goals each from flying winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele at Parc des PrincesldquoWe deserved to win we deserved to lose we deserved to drawrdquo PSG coach Luis Enrique saidLuis Enrique PicAFPldquoI just asked my staff how many goals they thought we would need next week and we all think we will need to score at least threerdquo added the SpaniardldquoIt was an exceptional match I have never experienced a match of such intensity as a coach Irsquove never seen a rhythm like that it was incredible you must congratulate the playersrdquoDown by three goals Bayern fought back brilliantly Defender Dayot Upamecanorsquos header midway through the second half from Joshua Kimmichrsquos free kick gave Bayern hope and Luis Diazrsquos stinging strike made it a onegoal deficit heading into next Wednesdays return leg in MunichldquoI think something special can happen at home there will be 75000 people it will be a hell of an atmosphererdquo Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said ldquoThe Allianz Arena is a mythical area where Bayern has enjoyed much successrdquoRather than scale back and defend more Kompany said he was ready to take even more risksldquoThere is no middle ground he saidldquoWe will look to give everything everything we have Wersquore waiting for them we want thisrdquoKompany was suspended and watched from the stands so assistant Aaron Danks took over on the touchline as Bayern lost for the first time in any competition since Jan 24Harry Kanersquos penalty gave Bayern the lead in the 17th minute and Kvaratskhelia equalized soon after for PSG Joao Neves mdash who is 5foot7 mdash then headed PSG ahead from a cornerA dramatic first half saw Michael Olise equalise for Bayern after bursting into the area before Swiss referee Sandro Scharer awarded a penalty for PSG when a video review spotted a handball from Canada defender Alphonso DaviesDavies turned his body to Dembeles rightwing cross but the ball bounced off his hip and hit his arm ldquoThe rules about handball change every week The ball hits the body then the hand and you give a penalty I dont agreerdquo Kompany said1No of instances where a team has scored 40 goals in a UCL season mdash PSG have scored 43 while Bayern have netted 42 this season2No of times both teams have scored four goals in a Champions League knockout stage match after Chelsea and Liverpoolrsquos 44 quarterfinal draw in 20089No of goals scored in the match between PSG and Bayern Munich mdash the highest in a Champions League semifinal and second highest in a knockout stage match behind Bayernrsquos 82 demolition of Barcelona in 2020This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever