Bayern goalkeeper wants to give De Ligt a truck of chocolates
"I'll leave a truck full of Swiss chocolates in front of De Ligt's house," Sommer told DAZN after the Allianz win.
In the 38th minute, receiving the ball from Alphonso Davies, Sommer was confused when Achraf Hakimi approached and Kylian Mbappe blocked the pass to the right. The Swiss goalkeeper decided to go on the ball and pushed Vitinha's feet long under pressure from Hakimi.
The PSG midfielder edged past Sommer himself and then shot smack into the empty goal. However, De Ligt rushed to clear the ball near the goal line to save Bayern.
"The problem is, I had the solution to pass right to Josip Stanisic, but was blocked by Mbappe. After that, I had no other solution," Sommer explained about the mistake. "It's unbelievable what De Ligt did, and it's amazing that he corrected me. Of course, I'm not happy with my decision."
The Bayern goalkeeper admitted that the situation could turn in a different direction if Vitinha scored. After escaping defeat, "Gray Lobster" took advantage of PSG's mistake to open the score. In the 61st minute, Marco Verratti lost the ball right in front of the penalty area, creating conditions for Leon Goretzka to cross to Choupo-Moting to cushion the close. In the 89th minute, Serge Gnabry shot down the corner to seal a 2-0 victory and put Bayern into the quarterfinals with a total score of 3-0.
Coach Christopher Galtier also regretted that his students could not take advantage of Sommer's mistake. "We played very well in the first half, but could not materialize the goal. If we had opened the scoring, the game would have been different," said the French coach.
Thomas Muller admitted Bayern did not perform well in the first half, but "came out of cover" for the next 45 minutes. The German star also thinks that Bayern is lucky with De Ligt's clearance on the goal line. According to this striker, Bayern defended better, did well in tackles, showed a strong mentality and deserved to go on.
Meanwhile, Dayot Upamecano - central defender Kylian Mbappe well - said: "We know the match will be very difficult, and Bayern have to limit the space. This victory is a real effort of the collective. told us to be ready, and we played well."
Defeating PSG in the 1/8 Champions League round, Bayern still has a chance to win the treble in the 2022-2023 season. "Gray Lobster" is leading the Bundesliga with 49 points after 23 matches, and will meet Freiburg in the quarterfinals of the German Cup on April 4.
Sommer is a rookie of Bayern when he was recruited for a fee of $ 8.5 million in the January 2023 transfer window. If winning the Champions League, the Allianz stadium owner must pay nearly $ 2 million more for Monchengladbach. Sommer was born in 1988 and is the solution to replace Manuel Neuer - a goalkeeper who broke his leg while skiing and off for the rest of the season.
