Bayern Munich defeat PSG to win Champions League

LISBON: Bayern Munich were crowned European champions for a sixth time on Sunday after they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon. It was often a cagey final, with a bit of needle, but chances too, especially before former PSG player Coman appeared at the back post to head in Joshua Kimmich's inviting 59th-minute cross and wrap up a treble for a team who had already won the Bundesliga and German Cup. PSG will regret not taking any of the chances that were offered up to them on a surreal occasion at an empty Estadio da Luz, but it is an extraordinary success for Hansi Flick, who was only appointed last November to replace the sacked Niko Kovac. "I am proud of the team. When I started in November, all the headlines were about 'no more respect for Bayern;, but the way the team has developed has been sensational," he told Sky Germany. "PSG have really good forwards, but we deserved to win the final." However, the out...