PSG v Bayern Munich – Kompany on fightback: «we’ll give all till we drop» | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain hosted Bayern Munich this Tuesday evening in a Parc des Princes at fever pitch for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. And this clash lived up to expectations, with the two strongest attacking teams in the competition and a game that got completely out of hand (PSG/Bayern Munich video highlights) with rare intensity. Vincent Kompany, the Bayern coach, spoke after the match to give his immediate reaction to Canal+, reflecting on this crazy game and the desire to finish the job at the Allianz Arena next week in the second leg.

Kompany: “it’s a match for those who love football”

Did you enjoy it?

I enjoyed watching the match of course, but I don’t like being in that position in the stands. I told Luis Enrique that I didn’t understand how he could like finding himself in that situation in the stands. I didn’t like it, but at the same time I appreciated the team’s work and mentality. I also respect the fact that today it was a match for those who love football.

I’d rather we conceded no goals and kept scoring ours, but I know there is quality on the pitch and you can’t do things halfway: either you do it fully or you completely shut up shop at the back. That’s not the objective for us or for PSG. It made for a good match.

Kompany: “We want this match”

How do you feel at the end of the match?

If I’m being completely honest, there is something special that can always happen for us at home. There will be 75,000 people, it’s going to be a fiery atmosphere, a massive crowd. We just needed to make sure we could play that second leg, and at 5-2 that wasn’t certain.

We never give up, we’ve already experienced that this season, we’re not going to let go, they’re going to come to our place and we’re going to go all out. We’re going to give everything until we drop if we have to. We want this match, we want this match.

Kompany: “We are up against a very good team”

You were scared at 5-2 though, weren’t you?

No, that’s football, I’m not really of a defeatist mentality. I face the truth, I know things can happen like that. Even if there is 1% chance left, things can go our way. Samir experienced it well with me when we were players together and we won the title by scoring goals in the last three minutes.

That happens in football; what doesn’t happen is for those who don’t believe in it, and we believe. We have a second leg, we have to win, but at least things are clear. If we look at the chances in the match, there’s also a highlights reel to be made of our chances too, we can put them away at home as well. We are up against a very good team and it’s the best team from last season, so it’s normal that it’s difficult.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.