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In order to defend its title, FC Bayern Munich needs an extraordinary football evening again.

The mortgage of the 3-2 defeat in the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain weighs heavily before part two of the quarter-final test of strength in the Champions League.

"Loosely flaky" that cannot be corrected on Tuesday (9 p.m. / Sky) in Prinzenpark, said Thomas Müller.

The veteran is particularly important, as goals have to be scored and Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry are missing.

INITIAL SITUATION: The unrest about the future of coach Hansi Flick and his differences with sports director Hasan Salihamidzic also annoy the professionals.

But no one can take away the “joy of the highlight” in Paris, assured Müller.

A 2-0 or 3-1 would give Bayern a place in the semi-finals against Manchester City or Borussia Dortmund.

If the score was 3: 2, there would be extra time and a penalty shoot-out decision after 120 minutes.

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"Anything can happen in football," remarked Müller.

For him, the race to catch up is also about a sensible “risk assessment”.

Running forward wildly is not a solution.

The PSG offensive around Kylian Mbappé and Neymar must be kept in check, as in the 1-0 final victory in 2020 in Lisbon - if possible with an insurmountable Manuel Neuer in goal.

"We have to learn from the first leg," warned Müller.

STAFF: With 19 players, trainer Hansi Flick flew to Paris.

In addition to Lewandowski and Gnabry, defender Niklas Süle was also missing from the passenger list.

"It's not that easy with so many players who are injured," Flick argued.

After all: Lucas Hernández and Leon Goretzka, injured in the first leg, were present at the final training session that was still held in Munich.

And things are also looking good with the ailing Jérôme Boateng and Kingsley Coman.

It can't be the best Bayern team possible, but a good one.

HOPEBREAKERS: Paris has the millionaire footballers Mbappé and Neymar.

But even without Lewandowski, Bayern still have some match-winning candidates.

For Flick, Leroy Sané is a so-called “difference player”.

In Bavaria's 100th knockout game in Europe's premier class, the national player can prove just that.

«Leroy has been doing very well in the last few weeks.

He's exactly the player we wanted on the pitch, the player who can decide games, who can turn games, ”said Flick.

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PSG: With the French champions, the use of captain Marquinhos in defense is open.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino also only wants to decide during the day whether Marco Verratti and Alessandro Florenzi, who have returned after corona infections, will show up.

Pochettino surprised a little with this statement: "Bavaria is still the favorite."

The Argentine still painfully remembers what was for him a violent evening in October 2019: In the group stage as coach of Tottenham Hotspur he lost 7-2 to Bayern.

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