FiFA CLUB WORLD CUP: 9- Man PSG Show Class, Humble Bayern 2-0
By Yadnom Awu/Asaba
European power house, Paris Saint Germain, PSG, tonight, proved their mettle when they shoved aside German Power house, Bayern Munich by two goals to nil.
PSG left matters till the last 20 minutes of the highly entertaining tie, before dismantling the German opposition.
After an even level of exchanges, PSG struck in the 78th minute through Petit teenager, Doue.
Misfortune was to haunt the team shortly afterwards when two of its players were axed with red cards in less than 10 minutes spell.
William Pachio was red carded in the 81st minute for a second bookable infringement.
Some 9 minutes later, the same fate befell another PSG player when Lucas Hernandez was given a straight card for deliberate elbowing.
Just a few minutes into added time, play maker, Ousmane Dembele netted the second for the French side.
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Reprieve appeared to have come the way of Bayern in the fourth minute of added time when a spot kick was awarded against PSG, but it was overruled after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.
The Germans had had their 87 th minute goal ruled out for offside.
Tonight’s victory places PSG in line for the overall winner’s trophy at the championship which is running its 32- team format in the current edition.
