The Costa Rican made ten covers throughout the match and was the great savior of the PSG to take the victory of German territory
The duel between Bayern Munich i PSG he had duels of great expectation in each position of field but in the goal it was where more there was then Manuel Neuer i Keylor Navas they were going to see each other’s faces.
They already did it on previous occasions like in the final of the Champions League of 2019-2020 and now it was their turn to face each other again in a two-game series where it was very clear that the strikers were going to have to work hard to get the padlock they put on their bows to break.
After more than 90 minutes of action in the first clash, it became very clear that what came out with the smile on his face was Keylor Navas for he had maximum exigency on the part of the Bavarian attack, and arrested almost everything.
Time and time again, the tic managed to clear the danger of his door having saving interventions from the first minute of the game when he denied a chance to the Frenchman Lucas Hernandez and many other players such as Thomas Müller, Benjamin Pavard, David Alaba and Joshua Kimmich who tried it by all means.
Post-game numbers indicate that Keylor Navas exceeded a Manuel Neuer since it registered 10 stops of the 12 shots that committed direct to him. These range from spectacular handcuffs to shots that he stopped thanks to his good location.
While on the side of the Bayern Munich, Neuer received four direct shots and conceded three goals, that is, he only recorded a superb stop that was in a hand-to-hand against Neymar, but, as rarely happens, he scored more than the shots he stopped the German. Even in the goals conceded, the World Champion of Brazil 2014 showed that he was not yet hot and did not interfere with the shot of Kylian Mpabbpe correctly, which cost the ball to pass all over his body and give the advantage to the Parisians. In the other two goals nothing is questioned and rivals are given virtue to score.
In the case of the Costa Rican, in the goals he scored he is exempt from all guilt as the headers of Eric Choupo-Moting and Thomas Muller were successful into the long space.
Thank God we started the playoffs with a win in a tough match, but everything is still to be done. Proud of the team. Go to Paris! #ucl pic.twitter.com/5UDiUaPWmM
– Keylor Navas (@NavasKeylor) April 7, 2021
It is logical that the numbers of shots received per team is conditioned by the proposal made by the technicians from the bench, as the Bayern Munich to the local being and present champion of Europe it took the reins of the party, which took to that they generated the danger in the trench of Keylor. For its part, the PSG he was defensive and bet on speed in counterattacks, so they created few options but were lethal.
This is the first of two round-trip engagements in this quarter-final series and it is guaranteed that next Tuesday at the Park of the Princes this duel of goalkeepers will have a second part where the show is guaranteed.