Champions League showdown: how Bayern plan to beat Chelsea | OneFootball

How can FC Bayern defeat Club World Champion Chelsea in the Champions League? Jonathan explained the plan after the victory against HSV.

“We must maintain our conviction in our style of play. That makes us strong.” With these words, Jonathan Tah described the Munich team's plan for a successful start to the new Champions League season.

The central defender expects an intense duel with FC Chelsea on Wednesday and emphasized: “Our high pressing, our play with the ball, our high tempo, the intensity. That gives us a weapon. We won't always score four goals in the first half, but over an entire game, we can hurt any opponent with it.”

The commanding 5:0 victory against Hamburger SV over the weekend was just a warm-up for this challenge for the Munich team. The clear win once again served as an example of how Bayern intends to master the busy schedule with their deliberately lean squad: go full throttle from the start, decide early, then conserve energy.

Jonathan Tah faces Chelsea with FC Bayern

Vincent Kompany was able to afford taking Dayot Upamecano off the field after 45 minutes, as well as Serge Gnabry, who continues to improve his form. Talents like Tom Bischof or Lennart Karl gained valuable minutes, while Harry Kane and Luis Diaz were substituted early. The only downside: Raphael Guerreiro had to leave the field injured. He will miss the Chelsea match due to abdominal muscle problems.

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Now, Chelsea presents a completely different caliber. The Club World Champion arrives in Munich with confidence, having impressed with a clear 3:0 win in the final against Paris St. Germain at the Club World Cup – the same PSG that had previously knocked Bayern out of the Champions League.

Tah warned about the English team: “It will be a tough game.” The national player considers the Premier League club to be “very strong in play, with many young, also hungry players who have great potential.”

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