Under his big jacket, Vincent Kompany must have had a few cold sweats on Wednesday evening during the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League. Ideally launched after a very good victory at the Santiago-Bernabeu last week (1-2), Bayern Munich suffered like no other at the Allianz Arena, in the return match, with a qualification which was decided in the last minutes, after the expulsion of Eduardo Camavinga.
“What I remember above all is this incredible union at all levels, with our players and our supporters,” said the Bavarian coach at a press conference. And the fact of believing in it until the end, of never giving up after two big battles against a great Real Madrid. » Battles so tough that the former Manchester City defender gave his all on the sidelines.
“The team can also win without me in Paris”
To the point of being warned by the referee for too much protesting. A yellow card which will not allow him to be on the bench during the first leg, at the Parc des Princes. “I’m not happy to take a warning, I don’t think I deserve it,” reacted the Belgian. With so many emotions in a match of such importance and so much at stake, I would have liked the referee to be a little more conciliatory. But the team can also win without me in Paris. »
How will he experience this first round of the semi-final in Paris? “If Luis Enrique were to follow the first period from the stands, I would go and sit next to him,” he mischievously slipped, while the PSG coach has made it a habit to follow the matches from the stands.
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