Bayern Munich have been crowned European champions for the sixth time, beating Paris St Germain (PSG) 1-0 in an absorbing Champions League final in Lisbon on Monday (NZ time).
Kingsley Coman, a former PSG youth academy graduate, settled a tense affair with a 59th-minute header at the back post, as Bayern became the first team to lift the Champions League with a 100 percent record.
The victory, deserved after a dogged display once Bayern got in front, secured a second treble for the Germans - the Bundesliga and German Cup winners - and completed a remarkable first season for coach Hansi Flick.
Flick took over a struggling side in November, after a 5-1 hammering by Eintracht Frankfurt saw Niko Kovac sacked, with the club fourth in the Bundesliga.
"It feels fantastic, we have a long journey behind us," says Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller.
"We came from very low, at least that is what it felt like, in the autumn and put in a sensational run. We had a bit of luck tonight and had [Manuel] Neuer in goal."
PSG, who were playing in their first Champions League final, paid the price for wastefulness in the first half, as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe both failed to beat Neuer from close range.
The club has benefitted from huge input from Qatari Sports Investments, but while dominant at in the French league, they fell short at the final hurdle.
"We're sad, but we don't forget all the positive things we did this season," says PSG's Qatari president Nasser al Khelaifi.
Reuters
