Sacred contrast.
This Tuesday morning, Parisian coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, at the start of his press conference in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes, was delighted to appear for the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich. , this Wednesday (9 p.m.), with an almost complete group, apart from Jade Le Guilly and Sara Däbritz.
At his side, Paulina Dudek, back from her sprained left ankle after missing the first leg won 2-1 by Paris, approved of the head.
On the side of the Germans, the atmosphere is very different.
Bayern Munich is, in fact, decimated by the Covid, with a seventh case recorded on Tuesday.
"It's a disaster, the virus hits us right in the decisive week," lamented coach Jens Scheuer.
Currently, Linda Dallmann, Jovana Damnjanovic, Karolina Vilhjalmsdottir, Carina Wenninger, Sarah Zadrazil, Franziska Kett and Maximiliane Rall are unavailable due to Covid.
Bayern fear that more positive cases will be detected before kick-off.
As Viviane Asseyi will be suspended on Wednesday, only two outfield players with a professional contract will remain in the current state of the squad to sit on the bench.
UEFA, requested by Bayern, refused to consider a postponement.
“It's exactly the kind of situation that can release new energy, simply commented the international Giula Gwinn.
We absolutely want to go to the semi-finals, and we will give everything, also for those who will have stayed at home”.
The group for this quarter-final return from @UWCL!
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Last season, the quarter-final return of the Parisiennes had been postponed due to Covid cases on the side of Olympique Lyonnais.
Paris ended up winning a few weeks later.