Patrick Guillou, Bundesliga expert for beIN SPORTS, was invited by Le Parisien to give his analysis of the Champions League semi-final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. He sees the German club as slight favorites, with some rather surprising reasons.
“The playing principles are well established”
“Bayern are in full command of their game. They’re a team that manages to maintain a very high level of performance with 14-15 players and will be champions this weekend or next. We have a PSG whose form is comparable to last season’s.
For me, Bayern are the best team at the moment. The playing principles are well established: in their movement, in their positioning, in their overall play, it’s total and rational football. The players are fully committed to what Kompany has implemented.
“Paris have this ability to score at any moment”
Bayern tend to give their opponents a lot of opportunities. Since Paris have this ability to score at any moment, if they quickly regain possession, they can hurt them with a quick pass, especially one that gets behind the defenders. Paris will have to be extremely efficient in the final third.”
Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion on this major European clash. We all want to be there, so the discussions are endless. Each team has very strong arguments, and the debate over a “favorite” is bound to be fraught. Above all, there are immense players in strong squads, and this two-legged tie could turn very quickly.
It should be noted, however, that Guillou’s arguments are debatable, simply because his description of Bayern Munich applies very well to PSG. PSG is one of the great examples in terms of movement and use of space. The players fully embrace coach Luis Enrique’s philosophy.
And he emphasizes that the Parisians can score at any moment against a Bayern Munich side that can sometimes lack composure or solidity. We can’t definitively say that PSG will prevail. But they have the tools to do so. Just as they will have to be wary of a very good German team.
