"We really hurt them" – Kimmich proud of Bayern win at PSG | OneFootball

FC Bayern defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 thanks to an outstanding performance both offensively and defensively. After the match, Joshua Kimmich expressed his pride in his team’s performance.

It was a game of two halves that could not have been more different. While, according to Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern “did not dominate with possession” in the first half, they had to defend their lead by all means in the second half.

After the game, the midfield strategist told prime: “We really hurt them, definitely. In the first half, it wasn’t the absolute possession football we usually play, but we were really aggressive, had a lot of very good chances, and were physically very present. I have to say, it was one of the most intense halves of my career.”

Overall, Kimmich saw a very intense match “from both teams. Paris moves a lot in possession, the players rotate a lot, make a lot of deep runs. You always have to follow. That was tough. In the second half, it became even more intense.”

Kimmich praises defensive work

In the second half of his 100th Champions League match, Kimmich and his teammates were mostly busy defending, even though he had hoped “that we might have one or two relieving attacks. We had one with Michael. I thought Harry did quite well, held up two or three balls, but otherwise there wasn’t much going forward.”

Nevertheless, the 30-year-old was satisfied with the performance in the second 45 minutes: “We still defended quite well. Of course, they had one or two chances, even a couple of clear chances. But it never felt like we were under pressure for five minutes straight and couldn’t get the ball out of the box.”

Rather, “there were a lot of shots from distance. When you have Manu (Neuer) in goal, you can let them shoot sometimes. Otherwise, we kept them away pretty well.”

Kimmich looks forward to Arsenal clash

After the victory against the reigning Champions League winners, the Munich side now sits at the top of the table. In three weeks, they will face second-placed Arsenal, who are also on 12 points.

Kimmich is looking forward to the next showdown, “because that will be another one versus two. Then we’ll see once again where we stand.”

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