Hasan Salihamidzic called on Julian Nagelsmann before the round of 16 match against Paris St. Germain. In addition, Giovane Elber again emphasized the importance of the game against the Parisians. All news and rumors about FC Bayern Munich can be found here.
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FC Bayern Munich, News: Salihamidzic takes Nagelsmann to task
Before FC Bayern’s round of 16 game against Paris St. Germain, Hasan Salihamidzic again expressed clear expectations of his coach and the team. “The game is very important for the coach, for the players, for the club, for all of us,” emphasized the Munich sports director loudly table football at the airport before the departure of the German record champions.
The 46-year-old was unimpressed by the rumors that the recently injured Kylian Mbappé could play in the round of 16. “That’s not an issue for me now,” said Salihamidzic. In any case, it is better for the spectators “if all the top stars are there and can compete at the highest level”.
“I think the whole of Europe is looking forward to the game,” Salihamidzic said of Tuesday night’s clash with PSG. Games like this “are the highlights of every footballer’s life and to win this game he required “activity, energy, aggressiveness and mentality.”
FC Bayern Munich, News: Giovane Elber warns of PSG
Former Bayern star Giovane Elber once again emphasized the importance of the knockout round in the Champions League at Paris St. Germain for the record champions. “The season is only just beginning. Now we can’t make any more mistakes. You have to deliver,” said the former goalscorer before the duel at PSG.
Elber said he’s hoping “for a good result in the first leg. Then we’ll make everything clear in the second leg”. The Brazilian challenged against Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar fcb.tv “A team performance, it’s not just a good defender that counts. The pressure has to be distributed among several players.”
The fact that PSG had some problems recently does not affect Elber in the premier class. The recent 1: 3 in the league against Monaco does not count. “It wasn’t Paris, we’re going to be a completely different team with a completely different character,” he warned.
Claudio Pizarro agreed: “They lost because their heads were already in the Champions League. We have to be careful, but they also respect us.”
FC Bayern Munich, News: Julian Nagelsmann with praise for Yann Sommer
Julian Nagelsmann has drawn a satisfied interim conclusion after almost a month with the new goalkeeper Yann Sommer. “I’m very happy that we have him,” said the coach before the round of 16 first leg in the Champions League at Paris St. Germain.
Sommer does it “very well in terms of performance and football”. And that despite the fact that it “wasn’t easy for the 34-year-old to get in due to the special situation at Bayern Munich with captain Manuel Neuer’s injury and various background noises”.
Neuer is “an extraordinary goalkeeper”, but Sommer acts “very smart and clever. He has a claim to leadership, which he also fulfills,” said Nagelsmann and added: “You always have the feeling that you can and must allude to him Don’t tremble with back passes. He has a very good charisma.”
Sommer came from league rival Borussia Mönchengladbach shortly before the restart in mid-January for eight million euros (plus bonuses) and signed until 2025. In six competitive games in a Bayern jersey, he had to concede five goals, and the Munich team have not yet suffered a defeat with him.
FC Bayern Munich, News: Sergio Ramos expresses respect for the game against FCB
“When I think of Bayern, I think of the day I scored against them (in the 2014 Champions League semifinals, ed.),” UEFA quoted the Spaniard as saying on its website.
“Obviously we know they are one of the best teams we can play against, a big challenge. But if we beat them it would send a very positive message to the world. To win the Champions League you have to play against them The best win, and Bayern are part of it every year,” explained the 36-year-old.
The four-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid added: “The best teams don’t always win. But what I can say is that I’m where I want to be and it’s at a club that’s so hungry to win the Champions League.”
FC Bayern vs. PSG: Expected lineups
At 9 p.m. FC Bayern will be in Paris in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday (click here for the live ticker) – this is how the teams could line up:
