Bayern Munich managed to see off Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first-leg encounter on Tuesday evening.
Kylian Mbappe returned from injury but only started on the bench as 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery was preferred in the attack alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.
The Bundesliga giants handed a start to former PSG winger Kingsley Coman, who got the winner when the two teams met in the 2020 final.
It was a tense opening half which had chances going the way of both teams, but neither were able to capitalise and entered the first half locked goalless.
PSG made a change after halftime and introduced Presnel Kimpembe in the place of Achraf Hakimi, while Bayern brought on Alphonso Davies for Joao Cancelo.
The Bavarians went in front in the opening seven minutes of the second half after Coman volleyed in from the back-post of the area following a floated delivery by Davies.
PSG levelled in the closing minutes when Mbappe came off the bench and finished off a pass by Nuno Mendes, but it wasn't awarded and instead disallowed for offside by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
There was late drama after Bayern had Benjamin Pavard dismissed for a foul on Marco Verratti in the dying minutes, but it didn't mean too much as the visitors held on for the win.
Tottenham Hotspur came off second best against Serie A champions AC Milan with a 1-0 loss in their last 16 first-leg clash at the San Siro Stadium.
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg missed out for Spurs following an accumulation of yellow cards, as Milan kept the same eleven from the win over Torino on Friday.
The Italian champions made their intentions clear seven minutes from kick-off when Brahim Diaz pounced on a scrambled save by goalkeeper Fraser Foster and scooped over the line.
Spurs looked to hit the back during the course of the first half, but weren't able to breakthrough the defence and entered halftime trailing.
The Premier League outfit continued pushing for the equaliser, while Milan threatened to double their lead and came close on a few occasions.
In the end, the Rossoneri walked away with the victory and left Spurs with a somewhat uphill battle in the return-leg in three weeks time.
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