All in red, all for the final: Preview of PSG showdown
All in red, all for the final: Preview of PSG showdown It's all to play for in the second leg in Munich. After the spectacular and much-praised 5-4 defeat in a crazy first leg at Parc des Princes – the highest-scoring semi-final match in the Champions League or European Cup since 1960 – FC Bayern will be battling for a place in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on what promises to be a sizzling Wednesday night at the Allianz Arena ( live text and free Web Radio commentary from 21:00 CEST on fcbayern. com and in the FC Bayern app ).
The ingredients: two attacking machines, a narrow margin, a red-clad Arena – and the chance to write another chapter in European football history. Final training, press conferences & more – all the updates from the day before the home match against Paris: Build-up to PSG second leg Latest news from Bayern Bayern go into the return game with a narrow deficit, but are well aware of their comeback qualities. In four out of 16 cases, the German record champions have managed to overturn a first-leg defeat in the Champions League era – although they’ve yet to do it in a semi-final.
What’s more, they’ll have the backing of a packed Allianz Arena all in red. “You certainly notice when everyone's in red,” revealed Jonathan Tah at Tuesday’s pre-match conference. “What I notice most is that special atmosphere.
Everyone was more involved against Real. It gives a huge push when the whole stadium is behind us, that can't be underestimated. " Paris also know they’re stepping into a special atmosphere, but coach Luis Enrique maintained that would motivate his team more than anything: “We admire Bayern, they play brilliant football.
We have to play against the crowd, that's an extra motivation for us. We want to beat great opponents, that entices us to get the absolute best out of ourselves. ” Particularly in attack, Vincent Kompany ’s side are firing on all cylinders at this crunch stage of the season.
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