JAKARTA - Hansi Flick insists Bayern Munich want to create a small surprise when they travel to Paris for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Tuesday (Wednesday GMT), where they are on a mission to bounce back from a 2-3 aggregate defeat.
The defeat at Allianz a week ago still left frustration for the Bavarians, as they were dominant and gave up 31 shot attempts throughout the match, 25 times more than PSG.
But Flick insists his current team is highly motivated and ready to exert all its abilities to be able to turn things around.
"This team and its great players are very excited. It will not be an easy job, but we will do everything we can," Flick was quoted as saying by Antara from Bayern's official website on Tuesday.
In anticipation of the second leg, Flick "sacrificed" two points in a German League match last weekend as he rested a number of key players such as Leon Goretzka and Lucas Hernandez as Bayern drew with Union Berlin 1–1.
🗣️ Hansi #Flick zum Personal für #PSGFCB: "@LucasHernandez und @leongoretzka_ haben mittrainiert, es hat gut ausgesehen, auch bei @JeromeBoateng und Kingsley #Coman. Wir gehen davon aus, dass alle, die im Training dabei waren, spielen können." #packmas #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/fY6l5ddKvg
— 🏆🏆🏆 FC Bayern 🏆🏆🏆 (@FCBayern) April 12, 2021
Both players will be back in shape, as alphonso Davies was absent against Union due to suspension, while Jerome Boateng and Kingsley Coman joined the group to Paris despite not appearing full against Union due to injury.
However, the shadow of the forward line's bluntness is still a problem for Bayern as Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry are yet to take part, as are Corentin Tolisso, Douglas Costa and Marc Roca.
The problem of optimizing chances is indeed a major challenge for Bayern at the moment, if they do not want to repeat the scenario that occurred in the first leg when they wasted many chances.
"We had to get the job done, forcing them to make mistakes. When we control the ball once, one eye we have to be ready to guard the defense," Flick said.
"We knew we needed to score at least two goals. It's going to be a tough task, but this kind of match is often an excuse for a lot of people to play football. We want to create a little surprise in Paris," he concluded.
Auf nach Paris! 🛫#MiaSanMia #UCL #PSGFCB pic.twitter.com/Cq7r2JAiA6
— 🏆🏆🏆 FC Bayern 🏆🏆🏆 (@FCBayern) April 12, 2021
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