“A match in the Louvre Museum”… What did the world’s newspapers say about the battle of Saint-Germain and Munich?

The day after French champion Paris Saint-Germain defeated German guest Bayern Munich 5-4 in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the international press sang of what it called an “epic battle.”
The French newspaper L’Equipe titled “Inclusive Football,” which the Dutch began implementing in the seventies, and its torch has been carried by Spanish Barcelona, ​​whether it was led by the late Dutchman Johan Cruyff or Pep Guardiola, until this day.
In turn, “Le Parisien” newspaper spoke of a “simply magical” match, while “Le Monde” newspaper saw that it was “a premature final… that fulfilled all its promises,” a week before the return match in the “Allianz Arena” in Munich, the stadium where Saint-Germain won last season’s title, which was the first in its history.
In the German prank, the newspaper “Bild” wrote about the epic confrontation in which Bayern led 1-0 and then Saint-Germain 5-2: “We have never been so fascinated, nor have we shaken our heads (admiration) to this extent,” describing the match as “the greatest exhibition match in the history of the Champions League.”
The newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” saw the match as “an invention of football without restrictions.”
As for the newspaper “Die Welt”, it wrote: “No hesitation, no tactics, just fun to play. Thank you for this huge celebratory display,” while the sports weekly “Kicker” described the confrontation as “a breathtaking exchange of blows.”
While the headlines of the Spanish sports press focused on the other semi-final scheduled for Wednesday between its compatriot Atletico Madrid and the English club Arsenal, the Madrid newspaper “Marca” spoke of “an exceptional tribute to football in Paris.”
The AS newspaper wrote on the X platform, “A historic match…an epic battle with nine goals in 70 minutes.”
The British newspaper “The Guardian” asked, “Have we ever witnessed a similar match in football?”, adding, “On a bright, exciting and somewhat crazy evening at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich presented a show that seemed to belong to a completely other category of human activity.”
In Portugal, the newspaper “A Bola” spoke of “a confrontation worthy of being displayed in the Louvre Museum dedicated to the first popular game,” while the American newspaper “New York Times” saw that Tuesday evening was “football at its highest levels.”