He took a risk against PSG! Vincent Kompany avoids a harsh verdict at Bayern Munich

Manager Vincent Kompany surprisingly opted for Alphonso Davies at left-back against Paris Saint-Germain instead of Konrad Laimer. Although the full-back did concede a penalty, the move ultimately paid off.

Around an hour before this Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern, a distinct whiff of Pep Guardiola suddenly swept through the Parc des Princes. The line-ups had just been posted, and Konrad Laimer was missing from the Bayern squad; instead, Alphonso Davies was included. Confirmed: Koan Konny!

For no apparent reason, manager Vincent Kompany altered the back four that had excelled in numerous top-flight matches this season, making the switch in the very biggest game of all. The move inevitably recalled his mentor, Pep Guardiola. The Catalan coach was famous for believing that the bigger the game, the bolder the tactics needed to be.
During his three years at Bayern Munich, Guardiola often overthought matches—some would say he over-managed them. 

In the 2014 Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid, he pressed his side into a high-risk 4-2-3-1 with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos as a double-six. Far from overturning the 1-0 first-leg deficit, Bayern were brutally exposed on the break and lost 4-0. Two years later, in the first leg of the semi-final against Atlético Madrid, he surprisingly left out Thomas Müller and Franck Ribéry, preferring Uli Hoeneß’s favourite, Juan Bernat. Bayern lost 0-1 and were ultimately eliminated once again.