Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 00:17 / Updated on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 00:21
Former international great Ilie Dumitrescu (57 years old) spoke in superlative terms about the show he saw in PSG – Bayern Munichscore 5-4, from the semifinals of the Champions League.
The match at “Parc des Princes” conquered Ilie Dumitrescu. The former international could not blame the defenses, even if it was a game in which the two defenses conceded a total of 9 times. He believes that PSG and Bayern are the strongest teams in Europe.
Ilie Dumitrescu, after PSG – Bayern: “Two forces, two extremely strong teams”
“Two forces, two extremely strong teams in the offensive phase, I think the strongest in Europe. It's very hard to put defenses in a bad light. Even if we are talking about 9 goals, we are talking about some very interesting duels. Two teams that defend ultra-advanced, that take risks, that press.
They alternated the very good moments of the match. A sensational match, every action resulted in a dangerous goal phase. A very good end of the half, scored by Olise and Dembele. There were a few moments when PSG broke away, I didn't think Bayern would come back into the match.
Neither Bayern nor PSG would end up in this situation with other opponentsbecause others could not make so many problems. The qualification is not played, it will be played until the last minutes. Some forces of nature on the offensive phase”, said Ilie Dumitrescu, at Digi Sport.
It's the best match I've ever seen, hands down. I have never seen anything like this before, such precision, speed, such spectacular goals. I really enjoyed the match. It's one of the few matches I've seen and I didn't want it to end, it kept me on my toes.
For me, the best player of the match, with all due respect, was Kvaratskhelia.
– Gică Craioveanu, the legend of Craiova
