Bayern’s destiny opponent is called Paris Saint-Germain

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A duel for great triumphs, great tragedy – and great coaching moments. The time has come this Tuesday: the big cracker Paris St-Germain against Bayern Munich (9 p.m.). In recent years, Paris has often been the adversary of fate for Bayern coaches – also for Julian Nagelsmann?

In September 2017, PSG brought Carlo Ancelotti (63) out. In the 3-0 defeat in Paris, he let Hummels, BoatengRibéry, Robben and Coman outside.

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His end was sealed that night, President Uli Hoeneß (71) then poisoned: “As a coach, you cannot have your most prominent players as opponents. I have come to know a saying in my life: The enemy in your bed is the most dangerous. That is why we had to act.”

Not at all happy: Carlo Ancelotti was probably spat on by a spectator on the way to the dressing room

Carlo Ancelotti finished work at Bayern after the game against Paris (archive photo) Photo: dpa

For Hansi Flick (57), on the other hand, Paris became a triumph opponent: in the final in Lisbon 2020 he won in a furious final thanks to an outstanding Manuel Neuer (36) and Coman’s goal 1-0 against Paris and Thomas Tuchel (49).

At the end of the era of Hansi Flick as coach of Bayern Munich. Archive photo: Hans Dieter Flick (Hansi, coach Bayern Munich) with cup, cup, trophy, award ceremony. Team photo, team, team, team photo. Soccer Champions League final Paris St. Germain (PSG)-FC Bayern Munich (M) 0-1 on August 23rd, 2020 in the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon/Portugal. PHOTO: Frank Hoermann/ SVEN SIMON/ Pool

Hansi Flick won the 2020 Champions League final against Paris Photo: picture alliance/ Sven Simon

And Nagelsmann? Paris will also be his destiny for him: Can he play big knockout games? Last year, Bayern were knocked out by Villarreal in the quarter-finals. If he also loses the top of the table in the league between the two duels, things could get tight.

“The coach is the first to fly”

BILD expert Marcel Reif: “It’s an extremely important game, if not the most important one in his career. Now it’s not just fun anymore, it’s shark swimming. If something doesn’t go well, the coach is the first to fly. That would also be the case with Julian Nagelsmann. Of course they would fire him if all the levees burst.”

Paris is also Nagelsmann’s first real knockout game with Bayern in the Champions League, last year he only had Salzburg in the round of 16 – and Villarreal. Can he do it on the big stage too?

BILD asked Hasan Salihamidzic: How important is the game for the coach after Villarreal last season? Salihamidzic: “It’s very important for the coach, for the players, for the club, for all of us. We know how we got eliminated last year, but we’re not thinking about that now.”

Incidentally, Paris also prevented Nagelsmann’s greatest success to date: in 2020 he was kicked out with Leipzig in the Champions League semi-final against PSG.

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