Paris Saint-Germain are ‘inconsolable’ as Bayern Munich are crowned ‘kings of Europe’… how the European papers reacted to Champions League final
- Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League final
- Kingsley Coman headed home the only goal of the showpiece on 59 minutes
- Sunday’s Lisbon final saw Bayern crowned winners for a sixth time in history
The fallout of Sunday’s Champions League final continues with foreign papers reacting to the events that unfolded in Lisbon.
Bayern Munich were crowned as champions of Europe for a sixth time in their history following their 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain.
Former PSG winger Kingsley Coman was the matchwinner – scoring the only goal of the game on 59 minutes with a powerful header.
The front cover of Monday’s edition of L’Equipe focuses on PSG’s Champions League final loss
Bayern were crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time in their history on Sunday nightÂ
Kingsley Coman’s header (second left) was the difference between the two teams in the final
The heartache of Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat is perfectly summed up by French paper L’Equipe in their Monday edition.
A picture of a tearful Neymar at full-time is matched with the headline ‘Inconsolable’.
The French outfit spurned several good chances against Bayern and were punished and L’Equipe not that too.
‘For having missed too many chances, especially by Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, PSG can have regrets. Bayern won their sixth Champions League thanks to a goal from former Parisian Kingsley Coman.’
In contrast the front cover of German publication Bild is of a euphoric tone.
‘Bayern, the kings of Europe,’ their headline reads with a picture of Coman celebrating his goal as well as another of captain Manuel Neuer lifting the famous trophy.
It’s not just the papers in France and Germany that reacted to the showpiece. In Spain there is plenty of reaction to it.
Marca’s headline reads ‘Money does not bring happiness (yet)’ in relationship to PSG’s controversial wealth and the fact that the club are still yet to win the European Cup.
In Spain, Marca note that for all of PSG’s financial wealth they are still yet win the holy grail
The paper then goes on to praise Neuer for his display, a sentiment echoed by AS who lead their coverage with ‘Bayern are in heaven.’
Catalan-based Mundo Deportivo, who witnessed Bayern dismantle Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-finals, write: ‘The sixth title for Bayern,’ before adding: ‘A new European power secured has established itself within the competition.’
Meanwhile, in Italy they all acknowledge Bayern’s feat of winning the European Cup six times. However, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport both take a slight Serie A angle on the story with the fact that goalscoring hero Coman left Juventus for Bayern Munich.
Corriere dello Sport in Italy notes the contribution of Coman – who used to play for Juventus