Extreme pressing, relentless dribbling and deep runs: PSG v Bayern was a higher form of football

“We deserved to win,” said Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique after his side’s astonishing 5-4 victory over Bayern Munich. “But we also deserved a draw. And we would have even deserved to lose, because this game was that incredible.”That statement was completely illogical yet also made perfect sense, and therefore proved a fitting appraisal of a truly logic-defying game in Paris. It was unquestionably the best match of this European season, probably the best single match of the decade so far and presumably the best match many people watching around the world have ever seen. Football is not generally a sport where you needed to check the scoreboard to understand the state of play. Here, with so much going on, sometimes you needed to double-check: yes, it really was 3-2 at half time, and 5-4 at full time.Advertisement