LBayern Munich will meet Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday on matchday five of the Champions League league stage. A solid leader in the league, the ‘Rekordmeister’ is experiencing more difficulties on the European scene, where defeats against Aston Villa (1-0) and FC Barcelona (4-1) complicate the road to direct qualification in the round of 16. The three points against PSG are important for the Bavarians, even if coach Vincent Kompany is wary of the French champions.
“We are playing against one of the biggest clubs in Europe,” Kompany explained at a press conference on Monday. “They have a lot of individual qualities and a very good coach (Luis Enrique, editor’s note). The spaces between the lines are never big, their pressing is excellent. When they have the ball, they have a clear plan. It’s a very good team. »
At mid-term, Bayern is 17th with 6 points, PSG 25th with 4 points. The first eight advance directly to the round of 16, the clubs classified from 9th to 24th place will have to compete in a play-off. “There are a lot of teams in the competition that we haven’t seen yet. We often talk about finishing in the top-8. Our goal is top-1,” assured Kompany, ambitiously. “Both teams absolutely want to win. We play at home, for us it is an absolute priority. »
Harry Kane, Bayern’s English striker, was alongside Kompany at the press conference. “We know we have to win all the remaining matches to reach the top-8,” he said. “And Paris must do this too. We play at home, that’s an advantage. It’s the start of an important period and we want to start it with a good performance. »
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