Bayern Munich is looking forward to the round of 16 second leg in the Champions League against the star ensemble from Paris St. Germain.
“The anticipation is huge,” said national player Leon Goretzka after the shaky dress rehearsal at VfB Stuttgart (2:1), threatened with relegation, about the duel on Wednesday (9 p.m.) that was watched “worldwide”, “the Allianz Arena will be really fun, we’re all on fire to this game.”
Is Paris still the favorite despite the 1-0 defeat against Munich in the first leg? as World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbappé had said? “Well,” said Goretzka with a smile, “I would say the same applies to Bayern.” Mbappé had said that PSG was “always” the favorite.
Goretzka warns: PSG “have other players”
Against Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Co., however, more game control is needed than with the Swabians, emphasized the midfielder. “After the 2-0 we made a few mistakes,” he said.
If Bayern should lose a similar number of balls against PSG, things could get dicey. “Other players are running into the deep, that must be clear to us,” emphasized Goretzka.
Matthijs de Ligt, who put Bayern in the lead, also warned of this. Mbappé and Messi, “They are two very good strikers, it will be very difficult. We have to play a top game, be extra focused,” he said. “Strikers with these qualities are always dangerous.”
