Coach Nagelsmann: 'Bayern made Mbappe turn off the power'

"Central defender Dayot Upamecano does not surprise me. He has had a great World Cup and today he turned Mbappe off," coach Nagelsmann said after the match at the Allianz Stadium on the evening of March 8. "In recent months, he has improved very quickly. Two years ago, Upamecano used to be impatient but now he is at the peak of his form."

Nagelsmann also admitted before the game that he was concerned about Mbappe and Lionel Messi, so he had to draw up a plan to deal with it. "The fact that Mbappe is less prominent is proof that we have been effective," proud Nagelsmann. "We see that Messi often plays very low and we can isolate Mbappe."

Losing 0-1 in the first leg, PSG was forced to win as a guest of Bayern yesterday. And they're not bad at getting in. If midfielder Vitinha's shot to the empty goal was missed in the 38th minute, the French team had passed. They then shot themselves in the foot. Midfielder Marco Verratti lost the ball in front of the box, letting Leon Goretzka cross for Choupo-Moting to open the scoring 61 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Serge Gnabry shot from the corner to seal a 2-0 victory for Bayern.

"In the first half, the players didn't completely follow the instructions. We gave PSG too much space and not enough patience," Nagelsmann admitted. "In the dressing room, we have learned to organize better and play more closely. Both the first leg and the second leg, we played better."

Bayern have won every game since the start of the 2022-2023 Champions League season. Before two matches against PSG in the round of 16, they won all six group stage matches against Barca, Inter and Viktoria Plzen.

The quarter-finals of the Champions League have identified four teams into the quarter-finals, including Bayern, Milan, Chelsea and Benfica. The pairs that have not yet determined tickets to continue include Real - Liverpool (first leg result 5-2), Man City - Leipzig (1-1), Porto - Inter (0-1) and Napoli - Frankfurt (2-0).

Bayern still has a chance to win the 2022-2023 treble. They are leading the Bundesliga with 49 points after 23 matches. In the quarter-finals of the German Cup, Bayern will meet Freiburg.

Mbappe finished the Champions League 2022-2023 with seven goals, one less than the leading scorer of the race Mohamed Salah. Previously, the 24-year-old striker was crowned the World Cup's top scorer in 2022 with eight goals.