Soccer-Bayern ready for 'unforgettable' moment against PSG, says coach Kompany


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayern Munich Press Conference - Saebener Strasse, Munich, Germany - May 5, 2026 Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany during the press conference REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

MUNICH, Germany, May 5 (Reuters) - Bayern ⁠Munich have worked their way to within a game of the Champions ⁠League final, and players and fans are preparing for an unforgettable ‌moment in Wednesday's semi-final second leg against Paris St Germain, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on Tuesday.

The French side, who won the trophy for the first time last year,earned a nail-biting 5-4 victory ​in the first leg when Bayern battled back from ⁠5-2 down in the second ⁠half.

Kompany told a press conference there was a feeling among his players and Bayern ⁠fans ‌that they were ready to book a spot in the competition's final.

"There is this feeling that together we will take the next steps," Kompany ⁠said. "Few believed it at the start of the seasonthat ​we will have a ‌chance with the last home game to reach the Champions League final."

"Now ⁠we are here, ​we have experienced great momentsand the fans believe we will make it and together we want to make this moment unforgettable."

The Bavarians, in Kompany's second season in charge, have secured ⁠the Bundesliga title and can clinch the domestic ​double with a win over VfB Stuttgart in the German Cup final on May 23.

The Belgian, however, refused to be rattled by the pressure to deliver on the big ⁠European stage in front of a home crowd.

"Total calmness, internal calmness," Kompany said when asked how he felt. "Not just before this game but I try not to have this feeling of the game play a role too early."

"Do the routine ​calmly, find the right words for tomorrow and just ⁠searchfor the right last phrase for the team to influence that one percent," he said.

"We ​want to win the match. We have ideas ‌that we believe will help us do ​that. The most important thing is to win the game and that is the priority," Kompany said.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)

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