Julian Draxler has accepted that he will have to battle competition for a role in Unai Emery’s Paris Saint-Germain starting XI after the recent arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, and is expecting the challenge of establishing himself as a key figure in an overcrowded attack.
“I was really fired up for this match, it was my first in a while,” Draxler told kicker postmatch at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. “The club has bought one of the best players in the world in Neymar, and one of the best talents in Kylian.”
“That is no reason to leave, though,” Draxler said. “Those signings are part of such a club. Just like at other big European clubs. Bayern or Real Madrid have four, five, six players for the positions up front, and that is why leaving was not an issue for me, and as far as I know also not for Paris.
“I am confident enough to rise to the competition and prevail in such a team. I am looking forward to getting to know the lads better on the pitch, and I believe we are in for one or the other spectacle.”
“Until now, my teams only had outside chances against Bayern,” Draxler said. “But now we are definitely at eye level with Bayern. Those will be two very exciting and good games.”
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