Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano ready for stiff test vs. PSG
Bayern Munich center-back Dayot Upamecano is ready to sq. off with Paris Saint Germain for one other intense bout within the Champions League.
“It’s a big game for us, we’re totally focused on our game. Of course, we want to win here at the Parc des Princes. PSG have great players and a superb squad. But we’re totally focused on our game and we want to win,” stated Upamecano (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “It’s a completely different game (than in November), a Champions League semi-final. We’re not looking at the past and are fully focused. We want to win both games and will do everything to win here tomorrow.”
Bayern Munich, after all, will probably be with out supervisor Vincent Kompany, who’s suspended. Upamecano thinks that the Bavarians have discovered sufficient from the top coach to make up for his absence.
“We’ve worked with him all season. We have internalized everything. Our mentality will not change just because he is not on the sidelines,” Kompany stated.
One of the important thing matchups within the recreation for Upamecano is towards his childhood pal, Ousmane Dembélé. Upamecano is wanting ahead to the problem.
“We both come from the same city. It’s incredible that we’re meeting again tomorrow in the Champions League semifinal. Of course, we’ve played against each other before, but tomorrow is a different game. Each of us is ready to fight for his team,” stated Upamecano. “We’ve already played against Paris and we know them. It’s very difficult. Ousmane gets the ball all over the pitch. It’s a bit like us with Harry. They try to destabilize the opponent with a lot of movement. We’ll try to deal with that. They have such a good team, they don’t just have Ousmane, but many other players. They’re a very complete team.”
Upamecano additionally famous that working towards Michael Olise in coaching can assist put together him for gamers like Dembélé.
“I have to defend against (Olise) in training, and it’s incredibly difficult. He can do almost everything with the ball. When he has the ball, he thinks he can just get past me. He works incredibly hard. He’s my neighbor. When I tell him what he has to do after training, he says he’ll still be working. He always wants to improve. I’m happy to be playing with him in the national team and at Bayern,” stated Upamecano.
Finally, Upamecano was requested if he had thought of becoming a member of PSG earlier than inking his contract extension at Bayern Munich. The Frenchman swatted away that assertion.
“No – I’m now at FC Bayern, one of the best clubs in the world. I’m totally happy to be here,” stated Upamecano.
