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Thomas Müller came up with a fear that goes far beyond sport.

"Losing something is always really bad for people," said the offensive star of FC Bayern.

It was about the second leg of the quarter-finals in the Champions League at Paris St. Germain this Tuesday (9 p.m., Sky and in the WELT live ticker) and the good starting position of the French after their 3-2 in the first meeting.

The aim is to ensure that the alarm bells go off in Paris by taking an early lead, said the world champion.

However, FC Bayern has at least as much to lose as PSG.

It is probably the most important week of the season for the German record champions.

The team did not complete the final training on Monday in the Prinzenpark, but on the club grounds in Munich.

It wasn't until the afternoon that she flew to Paris.

Like his colleagues on the trip, Müller wore a suit and tie.

It should be a feast day on the big premier class stage.

But the conditions are difficult for Bayern.

Unhappy together: coach Hansi Flick (r.) And defender Jérôme Boateng wonder about some things at Bayern

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The defending champion has to win and score at least two goals to make it to the last four.

A 2-0 or 3-1 would mean a place in the semi-finals against the winner of the quarter-finals Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund.

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Coach Hans-Dieter Flick recently spoke of a "small miracle" that must succeed.

Only five times has a team progressed in the Champions League after a home defeat in the knockout phase.

“It's going to be a very, very tight thing,” said Müller: “For us, getting ahead would be extremely important.

We have been working towards defending our title since September. ”Should you be eliminated,“ I would be very disappointed ”.

After the early exit in the DFB Cup, it would be the second missed title of the season for the champions.

There are many indications of a breakup with Flick

The game is not only so important for the sporting balance of the season.

Your outcome could affect future flicks.

A game in Paris had already decided a Bayern coach: in 2017, the club dismissed Carlo Ancelotti after a 3-0 defeat at PSG.

That won't happen to Flick.

But leaving would change a lot.

The club could justify a separation from Flick in the summer a little better.

There are already many indications that Flick will no longer be Bayern's coach after the end of the season.

He is considered a top candidate to succeed national coach Joachim Löw, who will stop after the European Championships.

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Before the game in Paris, Flick withdrew to his coaching team and his team.

There are tensions between him and the club management around Hasan Salihamidzic, many believe that the dispute with the sports director can no longer be cured.

Flick seemed annoyed several times in the past few days.

"It would be good for the whole story about the club," said Müller about the importance of getting ahead for the atmosphere on Säbener Strasse.

Flick - "The quality of the team was better last year"

Bayern board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has publicly called for more harmony in the club for the season finish.

Coach Hansi Flick reacts irritably to questions about his future.

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For Bayern there is also a lot of money, the Champions League millions are gaining importance in the pandemic.

The European association Uefa pays every semi-finalist twelve million euros.

The final winner will receive a further 19 million euros, the losing finalist 15 million.

Club president Herbert Hainer put the loss in sales of the league leader in the Bundesliga in the pandemic at "Sky90" at 150 million euros.

"Because we are the better team, I am convinced that we will get through," said midfielder Joshua Kimmich.

In the first leg Bayern had convinced in many ways, but missed numerous chances.

"It will depend very much on the mentality, but also on the efficiency," says Kimmich.

Müller also emphasized that you have to be callous in front of the goal and "make better decisions in detailed situations".

Key players are out against PSG

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Bitter for Munich that key players are missing from this mission.

Goalscorer Robert Lewandowski (knee injury), Serge Gnabry (Corona) and Niklas Süle (muscle injury) cannot play in Paris.

Lewandowski completed running training for the first time on Monday morning.

In contrast, Lucas Hernández and Leon Goretzka, who were also injured recently, were able to train with the team on Monday, Flick assumes they will be there.

The ailing Kingsley Coman is also fit.

Jérôme Boateng will be particularly challenged against the Paris attacking superstars Kylian Mbappé, whom Flick sees as a world footballer in the long term, and Neymar.

So, of all things, the player whose contract, which ends in the summer, the Munich team will not renew.

Salihamidzic informed Boateng about the club's decision shortly before the first leg.

A process that is hard to grasp in terms of timing and style.

His colleagues are behind Boateng, who won the triple twice with Bayern.

"He is in very good physical shape and enjoys training and with the team," said Müller.

And Kimmich demanded: "Every player has to become a leader in this game."

Boateng has often been snubbed by the club's leadership.

Two years ago, Honorary President Uli Hoeneß publicly described him as a “foreign body” and advised him to change clubs.

At the end of last year it was said in Munich that the decision against a new contract for the defender had been made.

This annoyed coach Flick. He emphasized that he thought it was too early to make a decision here.

The team needed Boateng again and again, he convinced with performances and fought his way back after injuries and periods of weakness, which Müller praised on Monday.

The Parisians, who won 4-1 at Racing Strasbourg in the league over the weekend, may have to do without their captain Marquinhos.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino will decide on his assignment at short notice, so he also wants to do it with Marco Verratti and Alessandro Florenzi, who have returned after corona infections.

Flick knows a lot of the Parisian players well.

A few years ago he sat in on the then PSG coach Thomas Tuchel.

"It's a tough job," stressed Flick with a view to Tuesday evening.

He and the team would be very much looking forward to the kick-off.

“You play football for games like this.

That's what you're at Bayern Munich for. "

In the event of elimination, it should have been Flicks last as Bayern coach in the Champions League.