"It was the best match I've experienced as a coach, compliments to everyone." With these words, Luis Enrique began his analysis after the 5-4 success against Bayern Munich, in the first act held at the "Parc des Princes". Visibly excited, Luis Enrique added: "As a coach, I have never seen a match with such intensity, with such a great desire to win. I think all the fans enjoyed this challenge, everyone had fun, this is fantastic. Both teams, the players, everyone deserves compliments for this match they gave. This was a very difficult match, the return match will be like that too. There are some aspects that need to be improved, but for now let's enjoy this result. This was only the third match that Bayern has lost this season, we are happy about it. I think they deserved to win", said Luis Enrique.
With the trophy for the best player of the match, Ousmane Dembele appeared satisfied with this victory, but at the same time he was aware that there is still a match to be played: "We faced two teams that like to play attacking football. We knew that Bayern is a team with a high level, but so are we. We are happy with the result, although it could have been better as they were leading 5-2. It was an extraordinary match, but now we will go to Munich, we hope to win and qualify for the final", emphasized Dembele.
Despite conceding 5 goals, Vincent Kompany believes his team can overturn the result at the Allianz Arena: "The energy was there, we suffered, but we were also dangerous. Of course, conceding 5 goals away from home, in a semi-final match in the Champions League, you should have been out, but not us. We created, they scored, we could have even scored more, it is precisely this behavior that gives us confidence for the return match", Kompany said at the press conference.
Convinced that Bayern can qualify for the final, Harry Kane also appeared: "I think we saw two teams with a high level, above all in the offensive aspect, in transition and one-on-one play. They were two teams that faced each other openly. There were some moments when we should have been more cynical, more precise in the final pass, but this performance gives us confidence for the return match", emphasized Harry Kane.
