FC Bayern has to play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.
There are still three big question marks before the cracker duel.
Munich/Paris – champagne football!
The round of 16 of the Champions League between FC Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain promised nothing more and nothing less in the draw.
But before the first leg today in the French capital (9 p.m., Amazon Prime), both teams are not exactly playing exciting football.
It's boiling, the mood of trainer Julian Nagelsmann (35) was in the basement at the weekend.
How that went down with the team remains to be seen.
But that's not the only reason why the Paris trip is a journey into the unknown.
There are other burning questions about the premier class cracker, as reported by tz.de.
FC Bayern | Paris Saint Germain |
Trainer: Julian Nagelsmann | Trainer: Christophe Galtier |
Foundation: February 27, 1900 | Founded: August 12, 1970 |
Stadium: Allianz Arena | Stadium: Prince Park |
CL title: 6th | CL title: 0 |
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Three Bayern question marks before the Paris cracker in the Champions League: Nagelsmann
How does Julian Nagelsmann deal with the pressure?
The coach knows that a round of 16 elimination is out of the question for the club.
Otherwise, Nagelsmann's premier class record in Munich would be unsatisfactory.
As a reminder, last season ended in the quarter-finals against Villarreal.
The pressure is correspondingly high and also explains a bit why the coach latently burst his collar after the 3-0 win against Bochum, which incidentally was entirely to the liking of sports director Hasan Salihamidzic (46).
"That's what makes our coach special, that he sometimes shows emotions - and sometimes is angry.
That's what we want," said Salihamidzic on Monday shortly before departure and explained: "He also demands these emotions from the players on the pitch.
I'm happy to see him like that!" Nagelsmann can only hope that the team sees it the same way as the sports director.
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Hasan Salihamidzic and Julian Nagelsmann are looking forward to the CL bang in Paris at FC Bayern.
© Matthias Balk/dpa
Three Bayern question marks before the Paris cracker in the Champions League: team
Can the team fulfill their potential?
The results are now correct, but the team still has room for improvement in terms of play.
Midfielder Leon Goretzka (28) is therefore hoping for an explosion in performance and a kind of extra kick from the premier class.
Can the team release the necessary energy?
"I'm pretty sure it will be absolutely necessary.
Everyone will know that.
I would say that we can count on us to be there in this game," he announced.
Salihamidzic wants "the activity, aggressiveness and mentality that we have.
We showed that especially in the last games of the first half of the season.
We have to bring that back onto the pitch.”
Three Bayern question marks before the Paris crackers in the Champions League: opponents
Are Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe fit?
Kylian Mbappé (24) is back on the training ground just in time for the Champions League cracker against Bayern.
The French superstar was already training with the team again on Sunday, and he was also on the pitch for the final training session on Monday, but coach Christophe Galtier says: "We're taking zero, zero, zero risk with Kylian." A bluff?
The fact is: together with Lionel Messi (35), who was also injured, Mbappé played the balls lightly.
Salihamidzic would prefer to hide this topic.
"We'd do well to focus on our team.
But we are happy when all the top stars are there.
That's the only way everyone can compete at the highest level," he said.
Explicitly asked about world champion Messi, Brazzo went into raptures: “We saw him at the World Cup.
He is the player who has shaped the world of football over the past 15 years.” With Mbappé and Messi, champagne football would definitely be more realistic.
Manuel Bonke
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