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Kim Min-jae's first-half goal was his first in the Champions League Bayern Munich boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the league phase with a narrow victory over Paris St-Germain, who remain winless in the Champions League since September. Defender Kim Min-jae scored the only goal seven minutes before the interval, nodding home from close range after PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov had failed to deal with Joshua Kimmich's inswinging corner. Ousmane Dembele, already on a yellow card for remonstrating with referee Istvan Kovacs in the first half, was sent off for a second bookable offence in the second when he caught Alphonso Davies with a late challenge. Safonov produced a magnificent fingertip save to divert Jamal Musiala's effort on to the post as Bayern looked to establish a two-goal cushion late on, but Kim's header proved enough for the six-time winners. It was a deserved victory for Vincent Kompany's side, who dominated possession at Allianz Arena and appear to be rediscovering their momentum in the competition after back-to-back defeats by Aston Villa and Barcelona. The Bundesliga leaders started brightly and Musiala went close to opening the scoring with seven minutes on the clock, but shot straight at Safonov after collecting Kimmich's lofted ball into the penalty area. Warren Zaire-Emery should have done better from Fabian Ruiz's cutback and Dembele forced a fine save out of Manuel Neuer in the first half, but PSG were once again made to rue their missed chances. Harry Kane became the fastest player to reach 50 Bundesliga goals with his hat-trick against Augsburg on Friday evening, which lifted him to 20 goals in all competitions this season. The England captain endured a frustrating first half in Munich, though, as he failed to register an attempt on goal or a single touch inside the PSG box. He did, however, almost set up Kingsley Coman for Bayern's second midway through the second period, but the French winger blazed his shot high over the crossbar. The 31-year-old had a shot blocked by Willian Pacho not long afterwards as he missed the chance to add to his five Champions League goals this term. It mattered not, though, as Bayern held on to register their seventh straight victory in all competitions without conceding a single goal - the first time they have done so since September 2011 under Jupp Heynckes. As for PSG, they have now managed only three goals in their five league-phase matches so far, despite going close on several occasions at Allianz Arena. They finished the first half strongly and should have opened the scoring through Zaire-Emery, before the lively Dembele was denied by Neuer. Dembele was unhappy with Kovacs' decision to brandish a second yellow card for his challenge on Davies, but it was a tackle the France international - who was inside the Bayern penalty area at the time - did not need to make. Champions League scores & fixtures Champions League table Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22: 00 on Wednesday on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22: 40 to 00: 00. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 26th November 2024 at 21: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luis Enrique Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions Bayern Munich and Paris SG have met on 13 previous occasions in the UEFA Champions League, with this being the most-played fixture between German and French sides in the competition. Bayern Munich have won each of their last three games against Paris SG in the UEFA Champions League, played between 2021 and 2023. The only team to have ever won more consecutive matches against Paris SG in European competition is Juventus, who beat them in six in a row between 1989 and 1997. Paris SG have failed to score in each of their last three games against Bayern Munich, with this being their longest run of games without a goal against an opponent in European competition. This will be Luis Enrique’s 50th game as a manager in the UEFA Champions League (currently W30 D6 L13). Should Paris SG win this game, the Spaniard would be joint-third on the all-time list of most wins in a manager’s first 50 games in the competition (31 – level with Zinedine Zidane), and behind only Jupp Heynckes and Thomas Tuchel (32 each). In the 276 minutes they’ve been level on the scoreboard in the UEFA Champions League this season, Paris SG have had 56 more shots than their opponents (70 for, 14 against). Despite that, they’ve conceded more goals (3) than they’ve scored (2) in those minutes of play. Bayern Munich rank first in the UEFA Champions League this season for fewest opposition passes allowed per defensive action (PPDA). On average, Vincent Kompany’s side have allowed just 7. 4 passes by their opponent before intervening with a defensive action. Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich has made more line-breaking passes than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League this season (59). 20 of those have been line-breaking passes into the final third, which is also the most by a midfielder so far this term. Since the start of last season, Paris SG’s Achraf Hakimi has created more chances (37) and chances from open play (36) than any other player in the UEFA Champions League. Despite that, Hakimi only has one assist to his name from the 37 times he’s assisted a teammate’s shot (Vitinha v Barcelona in April).   Manuel Neuer has only saved one of the six shots on target he’s faced for Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League this season (17%). Indeed, based on the quality of shots on target faced using expected goals, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper has conceded two more goals than expected (five from 2. 9 x G on target). No player has had more shots (16) or touches in the opposition box (36) without scoring in the UEFA Champions League this season than Paris SG’s Ousmane Dembélé. The Frenchman has only hit the target with three of his 16 shots so far, while he’s also hit the woodwork on the joint-most occasions (2). Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München). João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München). Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano with a cross. Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alphonso Davies. Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala with a through ball. Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bradley Barcola. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Michael Olise replaces Leroy Sané. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain). Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München). Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München). Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.