The Costa Rican made ten covers during the match and was PSG’s great savior to take the victory on German soil
The duel between Bayern Munich and PSG I had duels with high expectations in every position of the field, but in goal was where most was Manuel Neuer and Keylor Navas they would see the faces.
They have already done it on previous occasions, such as in the final of the Champions League from 2019-2020 and now it was their turn to face each other again in a two-match series where it was very clear that the forwards would have to work hard to break the lock they had set on their goal.
After more than 90 minutes of action on the first crash, it was very clear that whoever came out was with the smile on their face Keylor Navas because it had the maximum demand from the Bavarian attack side and almost everything stopped.
Time and again de Tico managed to remove the danger from his door by sparing interventions from the first minute of the game when he denied Frenchman Lucas Hernández and many others a chance to players like Thomas Muller, Benjamin Pavard, David Alaba and Joshua Kimmich they tried by all means.
Numbers after the game indicate this Keylor Navas exceeded Manuel Neuer because it registered 10 stops out of 12 shots that hit it directly. These range from spectacular hits to shots that he stopped thanks to his good location.
While on the side of Bayern MunichNeuer got four direct shots and conceded three goals, that is, he only registered an excellent save in a heads-up against Neymar, but as rarely happens, they scored more than the shots the German stopped. Even in the goals received, the world champion of Brazil 2014 Showing that he was not in heat yet, Kylian Mpabbpe’s shot did not get in the way correctly, costing the ball to go through his body and give the Parisians an advantage. With the other two goals nothing is questioned and the rivals get the joy to score.
In the case of the Costa Rican, in the goals he scored, he is cleared of all guilt as Eric Choupo-Moting’s and Thomas Muller’s header were successful towards long space.
Thank goodness we started the game with a win, but there is still a lot to do. Proud of the team. Allez Paris! #ucl pic.twitter.com/5UDiUaPWmM
– Keylor Navas (@NavasKeylor) April 7, 2021
It makes sense that the number of shots the team receives is determined by the technicians’ proposal from the couch, as the Bayern Munich as the local and current European champion, he took the reins, putting Keylor’s trench at risk. For his part, PSG he was defensive and gambled on speed in the counterattacks, so they created few options but were deadly.
This is the first of two round-trip commitments in this quarter-final series and it is guaranteed that next Tuesday on the Princes Park This goalkeeper duel has a second half in which the show is guaranteed.