Different year, same story! Winners & Losers as PSG suffer more Champions League misery to cast doubt on Kylian Mbappe’s future

PSG crumbled at the Allianz Arena, conceding two second-half goals while Kylian Mbappe watched on helpless from the other end of the pitch.

Why should Kylian Mbappe stay now? On Wednesday’s evidence, there’s not much to keep the France star at Paris Saint-Germain next year.

The Parisians never really found a foothold in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich, exiting the competition with a whimper as the far more collected Bavarians strolled to a comfortable 2-0 home win, and 3-0 aggregate victory.

Needing to beat Bayern at the Allianz Arena, PSG had some ideas in the first half, and created the best opportunity of the opening period. Vitinha should have handed his team the lead after being gifted the ball inside the box with an open goal gaping, but Matthijs De Light slid in to clear the ball off the line.

Bayern built on the solid first half and enjoyed a far more clinical second. They found the opener after 61 minutes, with Leon Goretzka stripping Marco Verratti inside the PSG box before feeding a wide open Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting, who couldn’t miss from close range.

The home side saw off a series of tepid PSG attacks before adding a second in stoppage time, as Serge Gnabry added the finishing touch to a fluid counter-attack.

And that was all Bayern needed. PSG were lifeless and short of ideas, losing in the last 16 for the fifth time in the last seven years.

This was their tryout to keep their star player, who could force a move this summer or next. After this loss, it’s hard to think of a reason for Mbappe to stick around.

GOAL breaks down the winners & losers from the Allianz Arena…

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