Bayern’s woes are deepened with a 1-0 first-leg defeat away at Lazio in the Champions League round of 16.
A hugely profligate display saw the six-time European champions spurn opportunity after opportunity, not even hitting the target over the 90 minutes despite recording 17 shots.
The game pivoted in the 67th minute as a Lazio attack ended with Upamecano awkwardly catching Isaksen’s standing leg as he shot.
The referee not only pointed to the spot, he also brandished a red card to Upamecano before Immobile compounded Bayern’s misery by firing home from the spot to hand the Italian side a slender lead heading to the second leg in Munich.
Before that crucial second game, both teams have multiple league fixtures to worry about first before that all-important second meeting on March 5 as Bayern look to get back into the tie while Lazio will bid to put in another heroic display to pull off the upset and reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
PSG will take a two-goal lead to San Sebastian for the second leg on March 5!
Luis Enrique’s side were below-par before the break and almost fell behind as Silva nodded wide and Merino rattled the crossbar, but his half-time team talk paid dividends as PSG bossed the second period.
Mbappe put them ahead when he met Marquinhos’s glancing header to blast into the roof of the net at the far post, before Barcola scored a goal with more than a hint of Mbappe about it, breezing past Traore before prodding a cute finish past Remiro.
PSG have one foot in the quarter-finals, and Luis Enrique will be delighted with their response to a difficult first 45 minutes.
They go to Nantes for their next Ligue 1 game on Saturday, while Real Sociedad must pick themselves up for Sunday’s trip to Mallorca in LaLiga.
