Luis Enrique Expects More Goals Needed in Munich After PSG’s 5-4 First-Leg Win
Luis Enrique says PSG need goals at Allianz Arena despite 5-4 first-leg win vs Bayern. First visit since 5-0 Inter final triumph...
After 5-4 UCL semi win, Luis Enrique says PSG need at least three goals at Bayern to reach final. Dembele, Kvaratskhelia net doubles....
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique says his side will probably need to score multiple goals away at Bayern Munich next week to secure a spot in another Champions League final, following a thrilling 5-4 win in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg.
“I 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 three,” said the Spaniard, who led PSG to a 5-0 win over Inter Milan in last season’s final.
That victory gave PSG their first Champions League title. Next Wednesday’s semi-final second leg will mark their first return to the Allianz Arena since then.
That result delivered PSG their first Champions League title, and next Wednesday’s semi-final second leg will be their first match at the Allianz Arena since that triumph.
“Bayern will of course be in their stadium and will be even stronger with their fans behind them but going back there will bring back beautiful memories for us. We want to have the same mentality and will go out to try to win the game.”
Tuesday’s thriller was the highest-scoring semi-final in the modern Champions League era. You have to go back to 1960 to find a European Cup semi-final with as many goals.
That came in a 6-3 win for Eintracht Frankfurt away at Rangers, before the German side lost 7-3 in the final to Alfredo Di Stéfano’s Real Madrid.
“The intensity of the game throughout was exceptional,” said Luis Enrique.
“We won it and we are very pleased, but at 5-2 we thought we could have had a better result.
"We desverved to win, but we also deserved to draw and lose!”
'Chaos at the Parc'
A frantic first half at the Parc des Princes saw Harry Kane fire Bayern ahead from the penalty spot, before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and João Neves replied for the hosts. Michael Olise leveled at 2-2, but Ousmane Dembélé’s penalty sent PSG into the break in front.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 28, 2026
Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé both struck again before the hour to put PSG seemingly out of reach at 5-2, yet Dayot Upamecano and Luis Díaz hit back for Bayern to keep the tie alive.
That sets up a huge second leg in Munich next week, with this tie now a strong candidate to become the highest-scoring in Champions League history.
The record for most goals in a two-legged tie in Europe’s elite club competition stands at 13, set last season when Inter beat Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-final.
“I was proud of how we reacted at 5-2. It was incredible how the players fought back,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, who watched from the stands while suspended, calling the experience a “catastrophe.”
On the attacking approach from both sides, he added: “Football is a bit like religion - people believe what they believe, and there is not one style of play that is superior to another.”
“What happened today was a clash of two similar ideas - normally in these situations you have one team that starts to sit back a bit but neither team wanted to do that and that is why the match was how it was,” he said.
Bayern will aim to overturn their one-goal deficit next week as they target a first Champions League final appearance since 2020.
“It can't come quick enough,” Kompany said of the return leg.
“There is not much in it and we just need to win the game. The weight of our stadium can make a difference. It is a legendary venue where Bayern have had so many great successes.”
Good night! 🫂❤️💙#UCL pic.twitter.com/w5kZaihyOQ
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 29, 2026
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