Benjamin Pavard: "We're ready for the game. We know the first leg wasn't good. Now we have our fans behind us and we will do everything to win the game and make it through" #UCL
Do you believe in the comeback?
Pavard: "We have seen in the past that such a 'remontada' is possible. We have prepared well. The opponent is not easy, but with our fans behind us, everything is possible. We will give everything and want to take our chances."
Pavard on Haaland: "He's a great player, he's showing that every weekend. He's one of the best strikers in the world. But we can't just focus on him, there are other good players too. It's going to be a big game tomorrow."
Pavard on the season so far: "We had difficult moments, we were knocked out in the Pokal. We played a good first half at City, we had good moments but didn't score. Of course we want to win all titles and would be disappointed if we were eliminated tomorrow. We'll all do our best
Pavard on scoring goals lately: "My role is defensive. But if I can score goals, it's good for the team. I focus mainly on defending, but if the ball falls in front of me, of course I'll try to shoot. It's important that we act as a team."
Pavard on Tuchel: "Things are going very well with the coach, he's a great coach, has good ideas. He's shown that with his previous teams. He's very close to his players. I don't want to compare Nagelsmann and Tuchel. I give my maximum on the pitch and with the coach who's there"
Pavard on his position tomorrow: "I prepare for every game the same way, whether I'm playing on the right or at centre-back"
Pavard on Choupo-Moting: "Choupo has had a very good season, he's physically very strong. I think he'll be back tomorrow. But it's up to the coach if he plays tomorrow. Our problem is that we have many chances but don't take them. I think he'll be a help"
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Thomas Tuchel: "We have to go step by step. We want to win the first half, and then anything can happen. It's about having faith. At the same time, believing is not dreaming. We're responsible for our performance and creating enthusiasm within the fans. Step by step, half by half
Is Choupo-Moting a candidate for the starting lineup?
Tuchel: "Yes, it went well"
Tuchel on Upamecano: "He knows he has to improve. There's no point in pointing fingers at individual players. We have been brutally punished (after his mistake). But we have complete confidence in him. We stand by him, he is young and has big potential."
- @SPORT1 asked around Victor Osimhen and found out: although he's toying with the idea of a Premier League move, he's also open to a move to FC Bayern - for sporting reasons as well as private reasons [@kerry_hau, @berger_pj] ⤵️
Osimhen would like to return to the Bundesliga and prove himself there. In addition, his partner Stephanie, German-Cameroonian, was born and raised in Wolfsburg. She's particularly open to returning to Germany - also so that her daughter can grow up near her family [@SPORT1]
The big hurdle from Bayern's point of view is the price tag. In addition to a transfer fee of at least €100m, further payments such as salary and agent fees would be added - a huge package, especially when negotiating with Napoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis [@SPORT1]
Tuchel reveals that Manuel Neuer has resumed working with the ball: "At the moment it's a big pleasure to watch Manu in rehab because he's progressing every day. Yesterday, I heard noise near my office, it was him doing his first goalkeeping exercises with the ball" [via @BILD]
Tuchel: "He saved the first balls there, which gave me a good feeling to see him doing it. Now let's wait and see and encourage him on his way back. He's our captain, captain of the German national team."
Tuchel: "We're talking about a big, big, big personality in German sports and at FC Bayern, so we're crossing our fingers for him. He'll get every possible support"
Thomas Tuchel: "Choupo is out of tomorrow's game. Otherwise, everyone else is fit"
Mathys Tel to start?
Tuchel: "The starting XI is still a bit early for Mathys Tel. He's a candidate for 20-30 minutes depending on how the game goes. He is a candidate for the striker position"
Tuchel on the Mané/Sané incident: "That's settled. A game and a fine are the consequences of what happened. I didn't see it myself because I was in the coaching room. Of course I immediately spoke to everyone involved, the players and the staff"
Aliou Cissé (Senegal coach): "This is dressing room stuff. I don't want to make a big deal out of it. In fact, what happened shouldn't even have come out of the dressing room. They say dressing rooms have secrets. Things that happen there must stay there" [@wiwsport]
Cissé: "What's important now is the health of Sadio Mané, his performances with Bayern but also with Senegal. I believe he's on the right track. Let's not forget he went 5 months without playing. For a high-level athlete, if you stay 10 days without playing, you feel it"
Cissé: "He had a good preparation. Now, it's through playing matches that he will regain confidence and explosiveness too - because that's what he's missing right now. He has to play games, I hope he'll do that at Bayern"
Josip Stanišić at a 🇭🇷 press conference: "I'm full of confidence, that's normal when you play several games in a row. When I heard Cancelo would come, I knew the situation would be much more difficult for me, but I had a lot of competition before, so it wasn't a problem for me"
Stanišić: "I'm happy that I played more games in the past period, we played in a different formation. Pavard got red, Upamecano too. You need luck sometimes, I think I made good use of the opportunity that presented itself to me"
Stanišić: "My path has always been difficult, sometimes I wonder why. I've been an outsider all my life, so I got used to it. You have nothing to lose, when I get a chance, I want to play well and show that I'm a good player, not just for the bench and substitute"