"When it was 11 versus 11 there is no doubt. Of course, they were superior to us in the first half. They created more chances and we gave them some lovely gifts in the first half," Luis Enrique said. "When you give away such presents against such players they will score. I don't make any excuses, it's our responsibility to do better."
PSG welcome Ousmane Dembele back into the attack. The Ballon d'Or winner started on the bench for the win over Nice last weekend, but replaces Senny Mayulu in the front three. Marquinhos and Fabian Ruiz are also back in the side, coming in Illia Zabarnyi and Joao Neves. PSG: Chevalier, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Ruiz, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola. Subs: Beraldo, Hernandez, Lee, Marin, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ndjantou, Neves, Ramos, Safonov.
Matchday 9 of the Bundesliga saw Bayern Munich claim their ninth win of the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach secure their first, and Borussia Dortmund earn a typically 'Kovac-esque' victory. In this episode, we will discuss: Niko Kovac and the much-needed 'dull stability' taking shape in Dortmund. Could the next matchday be the last for Sandro Wagner, Paul Simonis, and Bo Henriksen?
Later, PSG coach Luis Enrique would confirm that Dembélé was good to play. "I don't take any risks with any player. But Ousmane is fit; he's completed all training sessions in the last two weeks and participated in the last two matches," said Enrique (as captured by Tz). "He's improved his fitness and will of course play tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll decide how long he'll play."
As per Football Insider, Pete O'Rourke has revealed that Upamecano is in talks with Bayern over signing a new deal, but despite this, his future in Bavaria remains very uncertain. I'm sure (Liverpool) will be hoping that maybe they could sign a player of the calibre of Upamecano on a potential free transfer in the summer. Look, he's under contract at the Allianz Arena until the summer and discussions over a new dealer are ongoing between Upamecano's representatives and Bayern Munich.
Jonas Urbig started in goal for Bayern Munich's 3-o win at Borussia Mönchengladbach over the weekend in what was only the keeper's second match of the season for the German Rekordmeister. Manuel Neuer was fit and available, but the idea from Vincent Kompany and his coaching staff was to give Urbig minutes ahead of the midweek DFB-Pokal clash against FC Köln since Neuer will be serving a red card suspension for that match from the straight red he was shown in last season's round of 16 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.
Enter Tottenham Hotspur. According to Flash Score (as captured by Team Talk), the Premier League outfit is targeting the supposed outcast of Bayern's defensive group, with fledgling English champions Liverpool also keeping tabs. Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, and Chelsea are also said to be interested. Spurs on the other hand are looking at Pierre Kalulu (Juventus) and Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).