Rooney also criticised PSG manager Luis Enrique for failing to adopt a more defensive approach after going 5-2 up against Bayern Munich.
By Kehinde Okeowo
British pundit and former England striker Wayne Rooney has said Bayern Munich let in “schoolboy goals” in their 5-4 Champions League semi-final first-leg loss against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.
The Manchester United legend made his views known during post-match analysis of the European encounter for Prime Video.
Bayern opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes after Harry Kane converted from the penalty spot. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then drew the hosts level before João Neves gave PSG the lead for the first time in the game.
Michael Olise thought he had levelled for the German side ahead of the interval, but PSG were awarded a penalty and Ousmane Dembélé made no mistake from the spot.
After the break, the French giants scored twice through Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé, before Bayern fought back with goals from Dayot Upamecano and Luis Díaz.
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Discussing the match, Rooney highlighted a major weakness in the Bayern Munich side after their defeat to the Ligue 1 champions in Paris.
He noted that the Bundesliga giants are too attack-minded and “can’t defend properly,” adding that this led Vincent Kompany’s men to concede “schoolboy goals” against the Parisians.
Rooney also criticised PSG manager Luis Enrique for not adopting a more defensive approach, which he felt would have helped his team see out the tie when they were leading 5-2.
Speaking after the game, Rooney said: “I think Luis Enrique is a top coach, so when they had the advantage at 5-2, I think then he should’ve said, ‘right, let’s shut up shop, let’s get behind the ball, make it hard, see the tie out’. Potentially that would’ve got them to the final but they didn’t; they went for more goals.”
He added: “Vincent Kompany has got a very attack-minded team, and I think you could clearly see they have not worked that much on defending because some of the goals we have seen are schoolboy goals.”
