Unai Emery has shared his belief that his current team are stronger than the side that was eliminated from the Champions League with by Barcelona last season.
“Bayern are great in attack, even more so at home, Emery said at Allianz Arena on Monday. “Jupp [Heynckes] has added quality to this team but there are still many similarities [to the one under Carlo Ancelotti that PSG beat 3-0 in September].
“As for us, this is a better PSG side than last season. This will be a big test for us.”
“We are here and we want to win,” said Emery. “We want to keep our three-point lead, even if we know that this will be difficult. The idea is to control the match with our ideas and through our dominance in possession.
“If needs be, we will have to adapt to our opponents. We did that in the first game and spent a lot of time in transition.”
Edinson Cavani currently boasts 153 goals across all competitions for PSG and the Uruguay international is closing on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s record of 156.
However, the Uruguay international is not getting carried away by potential personal glory and is putting his teammates first instead.
“When this happens, it will be something good,” Cavani told journalists when asked about the record. “That sort of thing is important for a football player.
“However, everybody at the club knows my way of thinking and behaving. I think more about the collective than the individual. If the collective is working well, then everything else will come.
“I am working as hard as I can in order to give everything possible. If this happens, it happens. However, the most important thing is winning and being champions come the end of the season.”
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