Former Parisian player and now Bayern striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting revealed that the Bavarian club is highly respected at PSG.
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Therefore, the rivals will be very motivated. They will take it seriously and each of them will give 100 percent. The form of the day will be crucial, because both clubs have players with great individual skills. It will be a great fight,” said the 33-year-old Cameroon international, quoted on the official website of the European Football Union (UEFA).
The last time these teams met was in April 2021 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In Munich, the Parisians won 3:2, in the capital of France, Bayern was better – they won 1:0. Choupo-Moting was on the scoresheet in both games, but PSG advanced to the semi-finals thanks to the no longer in force away-goals rule.
Previously, these teams met in August 2020 in the final in Lisbon, where Bayern won 1-0.
We lost and it still hurts to this day. Only the winners are remembered. But when you don’t win, you have to be able to keep the ambition to keep trying. My goal now is to win the Champions League with Bayern,” said Choupo-Moting, who was defending PSG at the time.
The French club is currently struggling with problems. Although in the league table they have 54 points after 23 rounds and are five ahead of the vice-leader – Olympique Marseille, they will start the match against Bayern after two defeats in a row. In the first of these meetings, with Marseille in the 1/8 finals of the Coupe de France, Lionel Messi suffered an injury and the Argentine’s participation in Tuesday’s match is still uncertain. Kylian Mbappe is also out due to an injury. Coach Christophe Galtier came under pressure.
“We need to talk less, work harder and do the right analysis. We are worried, but we have our pride. You have to keep your cool,” said the 56-year-old coach.
The fans are starting to turn their backs on the team. On Sunday, a group of about 50 people whistled to greet the players going to training. Fans also expressed their disapproval the day before, after the away defeat to AS Monaco 1: 3. Defender Presnel Kimpembe then addressed them through a megaphone.
“Today we were useless on the pitch, we know that. But don’t cross us out, we still need you. We will solve these problems in the dressing room, we will do what needs to be done and we will be ready for Tuesday.”
Bayern had a temporary crisis at the start of the spring season when they drew three games in a row and their lead in the Bundesliga narrowed to one point. However, he was victorious in his later three matches, scoring 11 goals. He is undefeated since September 17.
However, after a 3-0 win over VfL Bochum on Saturday, coach Julian Nagelsmann was not entirely satisfied. “If we play like this on Tuesday, it won’t be enough,” he warned.
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