Atomic football is announced and the toughest test for the champion

There have been some poor performances by Paris Saint-Germain over the last two seasons, but the overall impression is that during that period, no one has played better or more beautiful football than the team that is phenomenally led by him. Luis EnriqueHonor to all the rivals in the Champions League who have tried to stop the "saints" so far, but it seems that the European champion will have the toughest test tonight at his "Park of Princes" and in eight days in Munich where he was crowned last year.

On the other side of the field, in the semi-finals of the Champions League stands Bayern - a team that has been playing great football this season, and which has probably been PSG's toughest rival in previous years.

The big derby, the first act of the final before the final in Paris, starts at 21 p.m., while a day later, Atletico Madrid and Arsenal will meet in the second semi-final at the same time.

THE HARDEST FOR BAYERN

Bayern celebrated in a league match in Paris five months ago, when Luis Diaz They defeated PSG with two goals (2:1), but if the football world has learned anything over the last two seasons, it's that the "Saints" are a completely different team in the knockout stage compared to the performances they gave in the preliminary round.

- Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, the team that is defending the title - that is probably the toughest challenge - it is clear Vincent Company, coach of the new/old German champion.

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The last two head-to-head matches between Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League ended in victories for the Bavarians. The Munich giants also won in the 2020 final in Lisbon before them.

PSG is defending its first crown won last season, but Bayern also wants a seventh to equal Milan in second place on the eternal list of European champions.

- We don't want to stop here. The decisive weeks are coming now and we are looking forward to them, but we also know how difficult it will be. Our faith is there, and that counts for a lot in football - added Kompany.

Bayern eliminated Real Madrid in a spectacular quarter-final doubleheader, while PSG was better than Liverpool.

- I believe that the two best teams in Europe at the moment will meet in this semi-final - there is no doubt about it Joshua Kimmich, Bayern midfielder.

WHEN BOTH TEAMS ATTACK WELL, DEFENSE IS KEY

Last season, Brest, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Inter, this season, Monaco, Chelsea and the Reds again were the teams that couldn't beat PSG in the knockout stage. Now, they face another big semi-final.

- The magic of the Champions League always gives players a special energy. Everyone wants to be on the pitch and make the most of it - stressed Luci Enrique.

The man who climbed to the top of Europe as a coach with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain knows how tough the job is now. The last five matches (since 2021) between these two rivals in the Champions League have ended in a Bayern victory, and in addition, Paris still remembers August 2020, the corona season, and Lisbon, when the Bavarians became European champions for the last time, defeating the "saints" in the final.

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is the number of goals scored by Bayern and PSG this season in the Champions League, the most of any team. The Bavarians reached this figure in 12 games, and the “Saints” in 14

What is certain is that this clash guarantees a spectacle, as two teams that live for attacking rhythm, for more goals, meet...

"If both teams attack very well, then you have to know how to defend. So that will be key. We have to make the most of our attacks and we have to know how to defend against a team like Bayern," added Luis Enrique.

His guys aren't too worried about the aforementioned match played earlier in the season.

- Of course we remember that game, we didn't play as well as they did then, but there were injuries. In the second half we showed that we are capable of anything, even beating them. However, in that match we didn't score the goals we needed - he explained Khviča Kvaracheli, maestro of Paris Saint-Germain.

Possible lineup, PSG: Safonov - Hakimi, Marquinhos, Paco, Nuno Mendes - Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves - Due, Dembele, Kvarachelia.

Possible lineup, Bayern: Neuer - Stanisic, Upamecano, Ta, Lajmer - Kimmich, Pavlovic - Oliseh, Musiala, Luis Diaz, Kane.