On the German side, there are the optimists, like the tabloid Bild who lent themselves to the game of comparisons between the players of Bayern Munich and those of PSG before the final of the Champions League this Sunday evening (9 p.m.) in Lisbon. Result? A final verdict. For the German daily, the Bavarian workforce is the best.
Only two Parisians win their duel: Angel Di Maria against Perisic and Marquinhos against Thiago Alcantara. Lewandowski was judged better than Neymar, Neuer above Keylor Navas, Kimmich stronger than Kehrer, Alaba better than Kimpembe, Goretzka superior to Paredes, Müller stronger than Herrera, and the Bavarian bench also better than that of the Parisians. The rest of the duels, especially the one between Mbappé and Gnabry, resulted in a tie.
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And then there are the worries. Despite the great successes against Barcelona (8-2) in the quarter-finals, and Lyon (3-0) in the semifinals, Bayern's defensive performance left an impression of vagueness and fear. “Be careful, when the sports cars arrive from Paris, it will make more noise in the Bavarian defense, notes the newspaper Kicker. Superstars Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Angel Di Maria are of a different caliber, as Leipzig was able to realize. They are faster and more efficient. "
The sports bi-weekly also stresses that "defensive mistakes, missed passes or too nonchalant marking will not be allowed against Paris, an opponent who knows exactly how to exploit the weaknesses revealed against Barcelona and Lyon".
