Champions League: Bayern Munich deepen PSG and Inter's wounds with own goal defeat of Leipzig

Bayern Munich continued its recent revival and strong results locally and continentally, by defeating its guest, Paris Saint-Germain, 1-0, on Tuesday evening, in the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League.

South Korean defender Kim Min-jae scored the only goal of the match for Bayern with a header, following up a corner kick in the 38th minute of the match that was held at the Allianz Arena, the home of the Bavarian team.

Bayern achieved its second consecutive victory in the Champions League after defeating Benfica of Portugal in the last round, raising the team's score to 9 points in eleventh place.

As for the Parisian team, it completed the match with ten players after its star, Ousmane Dembele, was sent off in the 56th minute after a violent tackle against the Canadian Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich's left-back.

The Parisian team's balance froze at four points, dropping to twenty-sixth place, outside the qualifying places for the round of 16, after its second consecutive loss and the third in its journey in the Champions League, as it fell to Atletico Madrid of Spain by two goals to one in the last round.

Despite winning by one goal, Bayern Munich wasted many opportunities throughout the two halves due to the recklessness of its stars Leroy Sane, Harry Kane, Alphonso Davies and Kingsley Coman in the final touch, while the post responded to a ball from Jamal Musiala in the second half.

As for Paris Saint-Germain, they were satisfied with a few attempts, the most dangerous of which were two shots from Joao Neves and another from Dembele before he was sent off, which was blocked by Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Bayern Munich will play in the next round against Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, while Paris Saint-Germain will visit Red Bull Salzburg of Austria.

Inter Milan beat Leipzig and go top

In another match, Inter Milan topped the UEFA Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over visiting Leipzig on Tuesday, in the fifth round of the continental tournament.

The goal of the team that is ranked third in the Italian League came from friendly fire, and was scored by Frenchman Castillo Lukeba, Leipzig defender, by mistake in the 27th minute.

This victory raised Inter's tally at the top to 13 points from four wins and one draw, with an unbeaten record, while Leipzig's suffering continued as it suffered its fifth consecutive defeat, leaving it without points.

(dpa)