Nine goals. The previous Champions League semi-final first-leg goal record was eight. PSG 5-4 Bayern at Parc des Princes on 28 April was the most chaotic 90 minutes European football has produced in a knockout round in years, and Bayern Munich now host the return at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday 6 May trying to overturn a one-goal aggregate deficit against the holders. Kick-off is 3:00 PM ET in the US, with the match streaming exclusively on Paramount+ Premium at $11.99/month.
The arithmetic is unforgiving. Vincent Kompany’s Bayern need to win the second leg by two clear goals to qualify in regulation. A one-goal Bayern win takes the tie to extra time. Anything else — any draw, any PSG goal — and Luis Enrique’s side go to Budapest.
First leg: how it went off the rails
Harry Kane scored the opener for Bayern. Michael Olise made it two before half-time. Then Khvicha Kvaratskhelia pulled one back for PSG just before the break, and the Parc des Princes — already the loudest it had been all season — got louder. After the restart Joao Neves levelled, Ousmane Dembele put PSG ahead, and the match’s defensive structure dissolved entirely.
Kvaratskhelia got his second. Dembele got his second. 5-2 to PSG with 25 minutes left, and the holders looked home and dry. Then Dayot Upamecano scored from a corner and Luis Diaz rifled in late to make it 5-4 — a result that flattered neither defense and gave Bayern the slimmest possible foothold for the return leg in Munich.
Both managers admitted afterwards the structural compromise. Kompany called it “open in a way I will not tolerate again.” Luis Enrique was more philosophical: “We won. The calculation now is the second leg.” Nine goals. One-goal aggregate. The Allianz waits.
Where to watch Bayern Munich vs PSG
| Country | Broadcaster | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Paramount+ Premium | $11.99/mo (Essential does NOT include UCL) |
| UK | TNT Sports 1, Discovery+ | £30.99/mo Discovery+ Premium |
| Germany | DAZN | from €19.99/mo (Wednesday-night UCL exclusive) |
| France | Canal+ Sport 360 | €25.99/mo |
| Spain | Movistar Liga de Campeones | €11/mo UCL bolt-on |
| Italy | Sky Sport, NOW | €14.99/mo NOW Sport Pass |
USA: Paramount+ Premium
Paramount+ runs every UEFA Champions League match live in the United States under the rights deal that runs through 2030. The match goes out on the $11.99/month Premium plan only. The $7.99 Essential plan carries on-demand library content but excludes live UCL streams entirely — that’s a distinction that catches casual viewers off guard most matchnights.
The Champions League Today studio team — Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher — anchors pre-match coverage from CBS’s Stamford studio. CBS Sports Network simulcasts the studio show on linear cable, but the live match itself stays Paramount+ Premium-only. The app supports Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, iOS, Android, and the web client. For the 30 May final, CBS itself takes over with a free-to-air simulcast — the one match each season that breaks out of the streamer-only window.
Germany: DAZN
Wednesday-night Champions League rights in Germany sit with DAZN under the 2024-27 cycle (Tuesday-night matches split between DAZN and Amazon Prime). Bayern vs PSG, being Wednesday, is therefore exclusive to DAZN in Germany. DAZN Germany pricing starts at €19.99/month for DAZN World, up to €44.99/month for DAZN Unlimited (which adds Bundesliga and NFL).
For German expats stateside, DAZN DE is the closest route to the home commentary feed for Wednesday-night UCL — though it requires either a German billing address or a working VPN configuration.
France, Spain, Italy
France: Canal+ Sport 360 holds Wednesday-night UCL under the existing UEFA contract running through 2027 (€25.99/month for the Canal+ Sport package via myCANAL).
Spain: Movistar Liga de Campeones (€11/month UCL bolt-on).
Italy: Sky Sport and NOW (€14.99/month NOW Sport Pass).
For US bettors, Betus carries pre-match and in-play markets on the tie. International books bet365 and William Hill carry deeper European-football coverage and have priced PSG marginal favorites to advance.
Team news
Bayern Munich: Kompany has a fully fit squad. The bigger question is structural: how to plug the defensive gaps from Paris without abandoning the high line that defines Bayern’s identity under him. Konrad Laimer and Joshua Kimmich are likely in the double pivot, with Olise, Musiala, and Coman ahead of Kane. Public discussion of a back-five has been dismissed by Kompany — Tuesday’s press conference confirmed Bayern “will not abandon their style.”
PSG: Luis Enrique rested his entire first team for the Ligue 1 fixture against Heidenheim, signalling complete focus on the Munich return. Donnarumma starts; the back four is settled at Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Vitinha, Joao Neves, and Zaire-Emery in midfield; Dembele, Ramos, and Kvaratskhelia in attack.
What Bayern need
The maths is straightforward but harsh:
- Bayern win by two or more goals in 90 mins: Bayern advance
- Bayern win by exactly one goal: 30 minutes of extra time at the Allianz, then penalties if still level
- Any draw or PSG win: PSG advance to the final
The away goals rule was abolished by UEFA in 2021. There is no goal-difference tiebreaker before extra time, and goals in extra time count normally.
Final destination
The winner plays Arsenal or Atletico Madrid (Tuesday 5 May) in the 2026 Champions League final on Saturday 30 May at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. PSG would be aiming for their second European Cup final after the 2020 loss to — coincidentally — Bayern in Lisbon. Bayern would be aiming for their first since that 2020 triumph against PSG. The symmetry, if it materializes again in Budapest, would be its own story.
For the parallel Tuesday tie, see the Arsenal vs Atletico stream guide and the Champions League semi-finals hub covering both legs side by side. Bundesliga context is in the Bundesliga streaming guide.