The Champions League cracker between FC Bayern and PSG was coming up!
There was enough need for discussion, that was clear.
The voices of the game.
Munich/Paris – All eyes on Paris!
FC Bayern meets the superstar squad from the Seine in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
At the start, coach Julian Nagelsmann's team traveled to PSG, where they wanted to lay the foundation for progress.
At least that's the plan.
"We want to take a good result with us to Munich," said Thomas Müller on Saturday after the win over VfL Bochum: "We can push it over the finish line there."
Nagelsmann was very optimistic at the press conference on Monday evening: "The team is hot for the game," said the Bayern coach: "I am very, very sure that we will play very well." And he shouldn't be err.
In an intense match, FC Bayern narrowly won, but not undeservedly, 1-0 (0-0).
Of course, Kingsley Coman scored the goal of the day in the 53rd minute.
The international press saw a "dreary PSG".
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Julian Nagelsmann talks to Leroy Sané during the PSG game.
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Julian Nagelsmann (coach, FC Bayern) after the game over...
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.. his assessment of the game:
"We played a really good game in the first 25 minutes.
We were a bit surprised that we got the ball so much.
We didn't expect PSG to be so passive.
It was a good first half.
Even after the break it was really good at the beginning.
Then it was a razor blade ride, but it was offside twice when things got dangerous.”
… PSG's chances:
"Of course it's not that easy.
But you can see what's going on here when Mbappe comes in.
Benji had a strong game, it's a pity that he gets the second yellow card.
But Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt were also great today.
Coman defended very well from behind.”
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.. the reason why Joao Cancelo was substituted at the break:
"If Phonzie breaks through on the left, we'll have even more of a manpower.
Joao didn't get that deep.
We wanted to bring a little more speed, Phonzie is another three km/h faster, but Joao's game was okay."
... his CL dream before he gets old and hunchbacked:
"I already have a bit of a hump, but I'm impatient." (laughs)
… the 1-0 and the importance for the second leg:
“It's not bad, but it doesn't mean too much.
We're better off than Paris, but we can't put our feet up now.
It plays into our hands that Paris has to do more now.”
Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern) after the game over...
... the comparisons with Lionel Messi:
"Messi is a world-class player.
But no matter what comparison with Messi, the other player is always way down in comparison.
That's why I don't think about it that much.
I just want to get better.”
… Kylian Mbappé’s substitution:
“We know Mbappé’s qualities.
It's similar to Neymar and Messi.
He has a lot of pace and has brought a new rhythm to PSG.”
Yann Sommer (goalkeeper, FC Bayern) after the game over ...
... the probability of reaching the quarter-finals after the win:
"A little more than before.
But the second game in Munich will not be a walk in the park.
We had the game under control in the first half.
In the second round there was a little more dynamic after the change.
... Julian Nagelsmann's half-time speech:
"He showed us a few scenes so that we could put even more pressure on the opposing goal.
But it's PSG on the other side, but we had two or three real good chances.
It was a good game from us.”
... his first big game for FC Bayern
"I'm getting used to the game I have in Munich.
I have a little less work.
We defended a lot on the defensive.
But it's a gift for a goalkeeper when the defenders defend so well."
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern) after the game over...
... the performance in the game:
"We definitely had good phases.
The first 25 minutes were very good.
The opening minutes of the second half were also very good.
In the end it was a bit tight again, but Paris are a very good team, so we're very happy that we won."
... contact with his former colleagues at PSG:
"The contact is there, it's not quite as strong as before.
I had a lovely time here.
I got along well with the players.
It's really nice to see them.”
...on the team performance: I think everyone showed that we want to win.
Also as a team.
We know that we have individual quality.
But we all have to put it on the pitch together and fight from the first to the last minute.
… about his chances:
“Unfortunately, more things didn’t go in.
Once Donnarumma also held up very well.
But in the end, the most important thing is that you create chances and then reward them in the end."
...on the influence of Kylian Mbappe after he was substituted on: "On the one hand, the euphoria that started in the stadium naturally pushes them Team.
Also, Kylian has tremendous qualities.
He is extremely fast, technically very good and that is of course dangerous.”
… about the mood in the team after the win:
“We know that the work is only half done.
That will be a different game in Munich.
We are happy that we showed such a team performance.”
… about the starting position for the second leg:
"We're starting from scratch again, to be honest.
1-0 means nothing.
It's a good starting position, but we want to make progress at home clear."
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Julian Nagelsmann leaves Thomas Müller (right) on the bench against PSG.
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We summarize the voices from Amazon Prime Video and from the mixed zone in Paris's Prinzenpark for you.
Julian Nagelsmann (coach, FC Bayern) before the game about ...
... Jamal Musiala, who is reminiscent of Messi:
"He already has a lot of movements that you've already seen with Messi.
He is an extraordinary talent.
This year in particular, he is consistently playing at a high level.
I am absolutely happy with him.
He'll be a world star if he's not already."
… Kylian Mbappé’s miracle cure:
“I expected it because there was no exact club statement to read.
I tried a bit to predict it.
We didn't assume that he wouldn't start, but that he would come in as the game progressed and then use any space."
… the tactics against PSG:
“We don't know 100% what Paris is doing.
We want to reveal the weaknesses of Paris.
They play with a lot of risk playing at the back, but they have great quality.
But you can force them to make mistakes.”
Who earns how much?
Salary table of FC Bayern Munich
Who earns how much?
Salary table of FC Bayern Munich
... Thomas Müller's bank:
"We discussed it for a long time.
But it was more of a choice for Choupo, for a classic striker.
I wanted Jamal behind me.
Thomas recently had the momentum on his side.
So it wasn't a pleasant conversation, but he handled it professionally.
But I'm sure that when he comes in - and he will in a high percentage - he will put in a strong performance."
… the performance that has to come today so that it is enough:
“We played well before Christmas.
We put in a strong performance in the first half of the cup, which would be enough today.
We all have to deliver.
I put the pressure on myself.
… the motivation before the game:
“We have an outstanding team, the boys are all on fire.
The guys want to show that we belong to the benchmark in Europe.”
… his career and whether he would have liked to have been on the pitch with Mbappé and Messi:
“Yeah, no, that wouldn’t have been enough.
So not just 'not quite', but absolutely not.”
(laughs)
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Oliver Kahn in the stands next to the UEFA and PSG bosses before the game against PSG.
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Oliver Kahn (Chairman of the Board, FC Bayern) before the game over ...
… the game against the star ensemble from Paris:
"That's what you dream of as a player, those are the really big games.
In a game like this, I don't have to think too much as a player.
If it doesn't happen there now, it will be difficult."
… a possible use of Kylian Mbappé:
“I take it relatively calmly.
What do we all want to see?
We want to see the best players on the pitch and compete with the best.
It was a bit of a fuss in the run-up, but we didn't fall completely on our heads either.
We're assuming he'll come in at some point."
… the pressure on Julian Nagelsmann:
“It is now a very strong escalation on Julian Nagelsmann.
But I think we all at FC Bayern want this success.
Everyone here at FC Bayern is under a certain amount of pressure.
The players want to deliver.
The coach wants to deliver.
Our fans expect us to make a great game.
To focus all this on the coach is a bit of an exaggeration.”
… the recent riots:
“At Bayern Munich, too, the question is what do you want.
Do you want too much harmony or too much rest?
Or maybe a little excitement isn't a bad thing?
Ever since we got those 'charms' we've won every game.
We're a bit uneasy at FC Bayern now, and that's what I mean when I say 'charms'.
If it's too harmonious at FC Bayern: is that what we need in moments like this?
It's about exploding here and now!
Retrieve everything that's inside!
And then you have to set certain themes for the players, set certain stimuli.”
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..the expectation of the players:
"I think everything has now been discussed.
I just expect the guys to pull out everything they've got and get a reasonable, good result too."
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Mario Gomez cannot understand why Thomas Müller does not start against PSG.
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Mario Gomez (expert on Amazon Prime Video) before the game about...
... the FCB line-up without Thomas Müller:
"Julian must have had something in mind.
I'm too big a Thomas Müller fan.
It's not always just what's on the pitch.
But also what he means for a team.
Thomas was the player who had the most impact on a squad in my career.
He was the second coach.
Or sometimes the first coach when the coach didn't know what to do.
It's a very, very important element in games like this.
But when you look at Bayern's line-up and see Musiala and Sané, that's a minor problem."
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