Champions League: final adjustments for confident Parisians before the return match against Bayern

Cyrille de la Morinerie (special correspondent in Munich), edited by Romain Rouillard 8:40 p.m., March 07, 2023

Last rehearsal for Paris Saint-Germain on the eve of the Champions League round of 16 second leg against Bayern Munich, to follow live and in full in

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Defeated 1-0 at home in the first leg, Christophe Galtier's men are forced to win in Bavaria to reach the quarter-finals.

This Tuesday, the Parisians carried out a final training session at the Allianz Arena, Bayern's imposing stadium that can accommodate 75,000 spectators. 

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Kylian Mbappé's teammates started in a small group in a good mood on a magnificent lawn which has just been redone.

Apart from Neymar, package until the end of the season and Presnel Kimpembe also unavailable, the main executives are indeed present.

Starting with the defender Marquinhos, victim of an intercostal tear or the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, yet indicted for rape. 

“We found some landmarks” 

Despite being one goal behind, the capital's players say they are convinced they can turn the situation around.

"I think coming to a game like this with confidence is very important. After the first leg loss, we talked to each other, we knew we had to do more and we got three wins in three matches. We have found some bearings but the truth will be tomorrow. It is on the pitch that we can show that we are good, that we are strong and that we can win here, "said Italian midfielder Marco Verratti said at a press conference.

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Proof of the importance of this meeting: the president of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, attended training on Tuesday and will be present on Wednesday evening in the bays of the Allianz Arena for the most crucial match of the season for the capital club.