In the phenomenal first match of the semi-finals of the Champions League, which some have already declared the best in history, Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5:4 last night at Princes Park.
The current European champion PSG and the German giant Bayern provided a fantastic match. It is almost impossible to list what all happened at the Park of Princes. As many as nine goals were scored, there were still a number of opportunities, and the Parisians ended up winning 5:4, although at one point they were 5:2. With a total of nine goals, it is the most efficient semi-final of the Champions League in history.
Great credit for the soccer spectacle certainly goes to the two coaches who added a little more spice to the wonderful evening at the press conference after the game.
How did you experience this crazy match, was one of the first journalistic questions for Vincent Kompany. Namely, the guest coach was not on Bayern’s bench last night due to suspension (three yellow cards), and watched the match from the stands.
“This was a disaster to watch!” Kompany blurted out and burst into laughter, then explained in a more serious tone…
“On the pitch, the emotions are different than when you look at it this way. With the result 5:2, we saw that the PSG players were already celebrating, it was difficult for us, but my team managed to respond and get back into the game. I felt their strength even from here”.
Is this match a confirmation that the best football is attacking football?
“It’s hard to say. It’s like a religion. You can argue with others, but you believe in what you believe. For me, there is no style of play that is superior to another. In the English championship, there are a lot of duels, long balls are played… Some people like catenaccio. And tonight we saw the collision of two similar ideas. Normally, teams under pressure accept the opponent’s style of play that imposes itself. In this case, no team wanted to accept something like that,” the Bayern coach opened his performance somewhat philosophically.
How to beat PSG in return and win the final?
“We have seen that such matches are guided by the details. Now we are talking about the penalty, the corner… Those details will be crucial in the return. What is important in the return is also from the fans’ side, if you have a ticket but do not feel well, if you are not at one hundred percent, give the ticket to someone who will give their absolute best. We want 75,000 fans who will give 100 percent! We absolutely want to win and that is why we need the support of the fans. We want absolute the support of the Allianz Arena, let it be a legendary story!”, Bayern’s Belgian announced something that already smells like a new epic performance.
In the end, he surprised the members of the seventh force again. Do you have the feeling that you attended a legendary match, the question was…
“Well, not really. But everyone around me said that in the last minutes. It’s not all settled yet, and I’m very happy that this is not the end. And you will see the real end of this duel next week. I expect the same, only that we don’t concede a goal this time. I’m really looking forward to the return, we welcome the current champion at home in a game that will decide everything”.
