The first leg had kept all its promises, and much more. In a match of rare intensity, PSG was able to pull off a fairly historic victory against Bayern Munich, in what will probably go down as one of the greatest matches in the history of the Champions League. Goals, stars, twists and turns… it was all there. 90 minutes of pure madness at the Parc des Princes which resulted in a 5-4 in favor of the Parisians. And even if the spectators got value for the price of their tickets, this victory is enough to give the two coaches some headaches before this Wednesday’s round in Bavaria. While tomorrow’s meeting could still give rise to a crazy scenario as Vincent Kompany promised this Tuesday, Paris has a slight advantage in the score to maintain.
Luis Enrique quotes Rafael Nadal
While leading 5-2 30 minutes from time, the Parisians conceded two goals, which allowed Bayern to return to a small unit before receiving PSG. But no one in the Parc des Princes locker room has any illusions. Luis Enrique was direct at a press conference this Tuesday: “when you play this type of match, against this opponent who is undoubtedly the strongest team we could have faced, the first thing I want to convey is that we have a one-goal advantage, but that represents nothing in football. We have the experience of last year. We always try to live up to our needs for our supporters.» The tone is set: there is no question of resting on meager achievements.
Before the return match this Wednesday, the tension between the two clubs is at its maximum. Facing Bayern Munich at home and determined to turn things around in front of their home crowd, PSG knows that danger lurks at each opposing transition. For Luis Enrique, facing the best remains a source of energy, like what he borrowed from the tennis legend: “Rafa Nadal once said that at one point in his career, his confrontations with Federer and Djokovic were a motivation for him. That’s what we want, we have admiration for Bayern, but it’s motivation to be better.»
Munich does well for Luis Enrique and PSG
On a tactical level, the Spanish technician did not come to Munich to suffer. PSG will seek out the Bavarians in their camp, as on the first leg. In any case, this is what Warren Zaire-Emery explained at a press conference just before his coach: “we will try to impose our game, press them, go after them in their camp to create chances. We will have to defend high, prevent transitions, move quickly. They can destabilize any block. It will take two or three catches and have the ball as much as possible.» An assumed plan, almost provocative, against one of the best teams in Europe.
There remains one last weapon in the Parisian bag: the 4,000 supporters who will travel to Bavaria. “We want to live up to our supporters, who will be 4,000 singing all the time. It’s a great motivation», Slipped Luis Enrique. In the past, this Allianz Arena had smiled on the Iberian coach as he himself confided: “we don’t need extra motivation, we are already 100%. These are good memories when we return to Munich, it will always be a real pleasure. We can remember last year and if I go back further, when I was the coach of Barcelona, the year we won, we played against Bayern in the semi-final, with the return to Munich. We then won the final. For me, it’s even more motivating.» PSG proved last year that it knew how to draw extraordinary resilience from moments of truth. This Wednesday, in the Bavarian lair, it is about confirming that Paris is ready to win a Champions League final.
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