Europe 1 with AFP 7:34 p.m., March 7, 2023

On the eve of PSG's decisive match against Bayern in the Champions League, Parisian coach Christophe Galtier wants to believe it but for that, he hopes his team will show a better face than that of the first leg.

He can count on a confident Kylian Mbappé.

PSG travel to Bavaria with the sole objective of reversing the situation in the knockout stages of the Champions League after their defeat in the first leg (1-0).

For this, Paris Saint-Germain must "play a lot more than what we did on the first leg", said coach Christophe Galtier on Tuesday at a press conference.

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Journalist

: What does it take to qualify against Bayern?

Christophe Galtier

: "We will have to play a lot more than what we did in the first leg (1-0 for Bayern), with another game plan. The presence of Kylian (Mbappé) allows us to have more depth and percussion, but it will be necessary to be higher on the ground and especially to recover the ball higher in the opposite camp. It will be necessary to have a much more aggressive behavior, to play a more complete match than in the first leg.

Journalist

: Is your team better, more balanced without Neymar, injured and out for three to four months?

Christophe Galtier

: "I hear and read the debates. First of all I am very unhappy, and the first unfortunate is him, but he is a decisive player, Neymar has 17 goals and 11 assists this season. He is seriously injured, he has always been very professional since I joined the club, he had a very difficult post-World Cup period, so is the team more balanced (two in front rather than three with Mbappé and Lionel Messi), yes, by the profiles of our midfielders. Is it better like that? No, having 'Ney' is a plus."

Journalist

: Is the PSG season to be played tomorrow?

Christophe Galtier

: "No, personally I don't have that feeling. At PSG all matches are important, it's a very difficult competition, tomorrow there will be a winner and a loser, and we all want PSG to win , but that's how it is. The Champions League is a very high goal, we have the determination to go as far as possible. We will be in a magnificent stadium, full, but I dare to hope that we will cool this atmosphere there."