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Before this quarter -final return of the Champions League against Bayern Munich, Marcus Thuram was expected to be one of the main offensive weapons of Inter Milan. But against all odds, it is another Frenchman who particularly distinguished himself in front of the opposing goal on Wednesday evening: Benjamin Pavard. Like a wink of fate, the French international defender offered qualification for integrators in front of his former club, which sold him 31 million euros in the summer of 2023.
During his first 64 matches with Inter Milan, straddling almost two seasons, the 2018 world champion had delivered 4 assists without ever finding the way of the opposing nets. But in a key moment in the Nerazzurri season, the Frenchman opened his goal counter by shooting Jonas Urbig from the head to six meters (61st) after preceding Kim Min-Jae, who succeeded him in the back Bavarian guard.
Alongside Alessandro Bastoni and Francesco Acerbi, the Milanese axial defender, who provided in early April in the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sport Staying close to his compatriots Kinglsey Coman and Dayot Upamecano (respectively entered the end of the match and package this Wednesday evening), made a solid overall performance. If he knew how to save two hot balloons in its surface (3rd and 90th), success did the rest after a disagreement at six meters with Yann Sommer at the end of regulation time, Harry Kane sending the ball in the stands.
Tuchel had regretted his departure
“I am very proud of the team. We made a big match. It was not easy, we suffered but we ran a lot and made the efforts for each other. We are very happy with the qualificationhe said at the microphone of Canal+ before returning to this very first goal scored against Munich. Many people told me that I was going to mark against Bayern. I have been waiting for this goal for some time. Mark here in this atmosphere was something special. In addition, my family was there. I have no more voices (laughs). I am very happy and proud. Now we will think of the next deadlines.”
Benjamin Pavard therefore reminded Bayern Munich, a club with which he won four German champion titles, a Champions League and a German Cup, which he remained a defender who counts. When he left in August 2023, Thomas Tuchel, his ex-coach, had announced that the Frenchman had left “A gaping hole in Munich“A year and a half later, the Bayern of Vincent Kompany, deprived of a possible home final on May 31, learned it at its expense.
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