Despite a decimated squad, the FC Bayern Munich footballers are confident in the second leg of the Champions League at Paris Saint-Germain.
The width of the team is thinner due to seven corona failures, but the quality is not worse, noted national player Giulia Gwinn before the quarter-final duel with the French champions on Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN). “Especially something like that can release other energies. You don’t just play for yourself, but for everyone at home.”
The Munich team lost the first leg 2-1 in their first appearance in the Allianz Arena. “We have to do a better job of defending the standards,” Gwinn said. Both goals were from corners. “The main thing is that you have to go beyond borders. Everything will be demanded of everyone.”
In defender Maximiliane Rall, the German champion reported the seventh corona case in the team on Tuesday. “Thin ice, very thin”, coach Jens Scheuer described the personnel situation. “It’s a catastrophe that the virus is hitting us so hard in the crucial weeks.” Nevertheless, they are all “damn hot”.
Against the French around DFB playmaker and ex-Munich Sara Däbritz, the Bayern women want to move into the semi-finals of the premier class again. Last year it was over in the semifinals against Chelsea. If they progressed, the winner of the game Olympique Lyon against Juventus Turin would wait.
In addition to Munich, VfL Wolfsburg is also represented in the Champions League and will welcome Arsenal WFC this Thursday (6.45 p.m. / DAZN). The first leg ended 1-1.
