Manuel Neuer: "Of course You don't forget such games (8-2), but Barcelona have a completely different team now. The players who are playing now will take on more responsibility because Messi is no longer there. I think tactically they will be better (than in 2020)"
Neuer: "That game back then certainly hurt Barcelona. But these are now two new games in the group stage and we're looking forward to two big games. This is a huge game to start with. We're looking forward to our Champions League journey this season."
Neuer: "It's cool that we now have so many spectators in the stadium now. We saw that over the weekend in Leipzig. It's difficult to judge the teams now because we're all still at the beginning of the season."
Neuer: "It's unfamiliar, of course, for any team to play against Barcelona without Messi. But I wouldn't say I'm any more relaxed, they still have great players in attack and are maybe even more difficult to predict. When you play against Barcelona you are never relaxed"
Neuer: "For young players like Jamal, it's something special to play at the Camp Nou. Every player dreams of that. We would have liked to have our fans with us tomorrow, but that's not in our control."
Neuer on Barcelona getting a rest over the weekend: "I don't know if it is an advantage for Barcelona that the game was postponed at the weekend. Sometimes it's better to play and be in the rhythm"
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Nagelsmann on the personnel: "Serge will travel with us. Coco will not travel. King will be with us, but not yet an option to start, so we'll have to wait for tomorrow. We'll have to wait and see for Serge too. Regarding Lewy, things are looking very good"
Sabitzer an option to start?
Nagelsmann: "Every player with us is a player for the starting XI. I think Sabi can play better than he did against Leipzig. Given the situation, and the whistles, it wasn't that easy. He was subbed in during a difficult phase too"
Changes on the lineup (from Saturday)?
Nagelsmann: "We have not made a final decision. In terms of performance, there is no reason to change. Bouna Sarr also was very involved in training yesterday. I'll make a decision together with the medical team tomorrow"
Konrad Laimer on the contact with Bayern over the summer: "The Bayern topic is over for me. I'm a RB Leipzig player and I'm just giving everything for my club, everything else is a thing of the past. We have a very important game on Saturday." [@Koch_AZ, @Abendzeitung]
Laimer on Julian Nagelsmann: "He has a clear idea of how he wants to play football. That worked well for us for two years. But that's a thing of the past. We have a great new coach in Jesse Marsch, and that's a good thing."
Laimer: "(Upamecano, Sabitzer & Konaté) were three key players. Such top players are always difficult to replace, but we have a great squad, probably the best since I've been here. Now other players have to take the next step."
Julian Nagelsmann on being a fan of Chiesa: "(laughs) Yes, he's good, but also expensive. He's a great player. I know him for a long time and think he's extraordinary. He's very fast with very good dribbling and finishing, but he also has a very, very high pricetag" [BamS]
Nagelsmann on not signing any new attacking players: "We have 4, 5 very good attacking players. If they're all fit, then that's enough"
Gnabry as a right wing-back?
Nagelsmann: "It wouldn't be his favourite position. He played it a few times with me at Hoffenheim, but for me he's not the A plan there. Serge's position is rather centrally upfront, as a 10, in the half space or on the wing. He plays best there"
Dayot Upamecano: "My first few days here were great. I am very happy to be here now. FC Bayern is a big club with world-class players. I want to play as much as possible and will give everything for this big club" [FCBtv]
Upamecano on Julian Nagelsmann: "He's a great coach, he develops both young and old players and talks to everyone. I am happy that he is here and I hope that we will win many games together"
Upamecano on his style: "I'm fast and aggressive, always giving 100 percent on the pitch, no matter what"
Rummenigge says Bayern, BVB & PSG were not invited to the Super League: "No, none of us knew about this contract. The SL was set up in a legally & financially professional way - with just one mistake: they underestimated the reaction of the rest of the football family" [BamS]
Rummenigge: "If I had found out something about it before, I would have tried with all my power to prevent the Super League, together with our friends from Dortmund and Paris, among others."
Rummenigge: "FC Bayern is not available for such an event. We all have a clear stance here: You cannot separate yourself from the football family by organizing your own event at the expense of others."
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: "It is a fact that Hansi Flick told us that he wanted to leave us after the season. We agreed that we would sit down after the game in Mainz" [BamS]
Rummenigge: "One thing has to be clear: if we are to comply with Hansi's request, all parties must work together to find a solution that FC Bayern is also satisfied with. We're talking about a coach who has achieved something historic with us & whose work we are very happy with"
When will the decision be made?
KHR: "After our game in Mainz we don't have a game for two weeks and a lot of time. But I have to say something fundamental about the whole situation, that's important to all of us: At the moment, the public is targeting Hasan Salihamidžić"