It is a good factor that Bayern Munich’s Jan Sommer managed to attain his objective. Bear in mind once I stated Bayern ought to threat isolating Gladbach in negotiations as a result of they might at all times go together with Sven Ulrich in addition to “only a man”? Sure, about that…

Sumer appeared greater than massive in Champions League in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain. Though solely 6’0 tall, Sommer was simply as formidable because the Parisians appeared, denying Kylian Mbappe’s makes an attempt to pull his crew again into the sport as he did for France within the males’s World Cup closing in opposition to Argentina.

Champions League soccer is about getting as much as face these moments, and Sommer did simply that on the grand stage of the Parc des Princes. His teammates respect him too.

“He performed an enormous half within the win,” midfielder Joshua Kimmich stated excitedly afterwards (via Georg Holzner).

So let’s take a second to thank our fortunate stars that it is Sommer’s time for Bavaria, and as soon as once more take pleasure in that 73rd-minute save in opposition to the scurrying Mbappe:

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