This Sunday, PSG faces Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at the Luz stadium. For the Parisian coach, Thomas Tuchel, Paris must look his opponent in the eye.
What is the news of the injured players, including Keylor Navas, Idrissa Gueye and Marco Verratti?
THOMAS TUCHEL. Marco and Gana had a smooth training. They will be in the field on Sunday evening. For Keylor, that's another thing. He will try today (this Saturday) completely for the first time. It will be white or black, yes or no. We will decide today after training if he plays or not.
Is there a risk in starting Verratti who only played 7 minutes on Tuesday against Leipzig?
His injury was a blow, not muscle. The risk is not great. If he's not in pain, it's okay. Does he have the best ability to play 90 or 120 minutes, no! But he is ready to play yes. We will decide tomorrow morning (Sunday) if he starts or enters. He is able to start. He feels good. If he trains tonight, that's okay even if he can't play 90 minutes at high intensity.
Bayern have won 28 of their last 29 games. Do you want to impose your style or adapt?
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We always have respect for our opponents. It is necessary to give solutions to my team, offensively, defensively. We did that every game. It is necessary to exploit spaces. Bayern are very strong, individually and collectively. But there are always solutions to be found. A final, we have to find a good mix between playing freely, with confidence in our game, and finding key situations. We will do it if we are free, not if we adapt too much. This is not a game to make big changes, to change one or two positions.
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How are you preparing for this match?
It is prepared in the same way as we prepared the previous ones. We adapt to the days between two meetings. Yesterday (Friday) , we showed the video footage of Bayern to the players, we did tactics in training. Today is the routine. These are the Covid tests, the training at the stadium. We're not going to do tactical things. It's just to have a good feeling. We had two meetings. Now is not the time to change things. It's a final between two very strong teams, we are not going to distract the players.
Do you speak with Navas, who has won three Champions Leagues, about the experience it takes at this stage of the competition?
I talk to him a lot about this. We have Angel (Di Maria) and Neymar who won this competition. In the Champions League, it's a small advantage for Bayern to play finals on a regular basis, but it's not decisive. It's a great club that is always improving. It's a big challenge. We are confident. We are in the final and we deserved this place. We have to fight against this team and we are ready for it.
