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Kingsley Coman headed Bayern Munich to a sixth Champions League title yesterday, scoring against boyhood club Paris Saint-Germain to seal a 1-0 victory in the first final to be played without fans.

While Bayern won its first final since 2013, PSG has yet to lift the European Cup despite more than $1 billion being spent on players in nine years.

More than $500 million was spent on Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Angel Di Maria but PSG looked far from formidable or threatenin­g against the Bavarian giants who felt more assured on European club football's biggest stage.

As the costly front three were frustrated in front of goal, it was instead a winger who grew up in Paris and started his career at PSG who inflicted the blow.

The 24-year-old Coman ghosted in at the far post unchecked by the PSG defense and was ready to meet a cross from Joshua Kimmich in the 59th minute.

The singing PSG contingent around the directors' box was silenced in a stadium that was largely empty due to coronaviru­s restrictio­ns.

It completed an incredible transforma­tion this season under Hansi Flick, who took charge in November with Bayern fourth in the Bundesliga.

The season is now over -three months later than planned due to the coronaviru­s pandemic pause in play -- with Bayern treble winners.

The European Cup joins the Bundesliga trophy -- won for an eighth successive season and the German Cup.

Bayern joins deposed champion Liverpool as six-time champions of Europe, only behind AC Milan (seven) and Real Madrid (13).

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