Published 05:33 IST, March 8th 2023

Verratti backs PSG to turnaround the tie in UCL second leg against Bayern

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has backed his side to perform well against Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match on Wednesday night. PSG trail 1-0 from the first leg in Paris, but Verratti said he was hopeful that the combined experience of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe would boost their chances of reaching the quarter-finals.

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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has backed his side to perform well against Bayern Munich in second leg of ir Champions League Round of 16 match on Wednesday night.

PSG trail 1-0 from first leg in Paris, but Verratti said he was hopeful that combined experience of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe would boost ir chances of reaching quarter-finals.

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"It's a very important game. We have played first leg and w we have one more to go. We kw we lost 1-0 at home in front of our fans and we kw that gives m (Bayern Munich) a slight vant. But we still have a lot of playing to do and if we want to qualify we have to play a great match here against a great team. But I see a lot of confidence in my team and we are rey to put on a great performance."

"We are up against a great team (Bayern Munich), and y have same desire to qualify as we do. re will be many great players on pitch tomorrow and I think we will enjoy it. It will be a great match and we are very happy to be here playing to qualify (for quarter-finals). Tomorrow truth will come out on pitch. We will show that we are good, we are strong and that we can win."

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"As I said earlier it will be a tough match against a great team that is used to games like this. y are used to reaching   final sts of Champions League and y are rey to win. That is why, I say it again, we have to be in top form, whole team, collectively and individually. With Kylian (Mbappe), Leo (Messi), who have a lot of great experience of playing in this of match. I kw that y will help us a lot."

05:33 IST, March 8th 2023