Published 17:17 IST, August 23rd 2020
Bayern Munich coach wants his team to go out all guns blazing against PSG in UCL Final
FC Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick wants his team to go out all guns blazing against PSG in the UEFA Champions League final on Sunday
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FC Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick wants his team to go all out guns blazing against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in UEFA Champions League final that will be played at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday night. Bundesliga side reached ir 11th Champions League final after having overcome Lyon by a convincing 3-0 margin in semi-final. However, it was ir outstanding performance against FC Barcelona that stood out most. Barca had to suffer a humiliating 8-2 defeat against Munich that was peaking just at right time. Hansi Flick's side had decimated former EPL winners Chelsea 7-1 in ir Round of 16 clash.
Ahead of Sunday's tournament decider, Hansi Flick told a pre-match news conference re was time to deviate from a formula that has played a huge role in helping his team in registering 20 consecutive wins in all competitions.
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'It's very important that': Flick
"I think it's one of our trademarks that we play up high and defend up high. By doing this, we don't give to our opponents. Obviously, behind our back four re's lots of but it's very important that we get pressure on ball. rmally, if a ball is played in n we have to run with our opponent. We have looked at games against Lyon and Barcelona", said Flick.
"If you compare both games, Paris are a team who have ermous quality, same as Barcelona. Lyon are a team who play very direct on ir attacks and try to finish ir attacks quickly, sometimes with long balls. t's important that we close down passing lanes and don't leave any open. We kw Paris have a lot of speed. y're a great team with outstanding players. This is going to be an interesting match, but I think in past 10 months we have stuck to our philosophy. We have pressed opponent high and that was secret to our success. We won't change too much re", Bayern Munich coach added.
Meanwhile, this is PSG's maiden Champions League final appearance. However, unlike ir opponents, French club did t succeed in registering emphatic wins. y almost got out of a corner against Borussia Dortmund (3–2) in Round of 16, and n a 2-1 win against Atalanta in quarterfinals before registering a convincing 3-0 win against German side RB Leipzig in semis.
17:17 IST, August 23rd 2020