Thomas Muller wary of Kylian Mbappe threat ahead of Champions League second leg against PSG

Thomas Muller wary of Kylian Mbappe threat ahead of Champions League second leg against PSG

Thomas Muller

Bayern Munich need to come-back from their 3-2 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe and Neymar caused havoc in the Bayern defence as they threatened every time on the counter and contributed to all the goals.

However, Muller sounded confident about his team’s chances of stopping the dangerous duo ahead of the 2nd leg in Paris. Thomas Muller accepted that Bayern need to be more ruthless in final third after missing a number of chances in the previous match.

Muller’s goal scoring prowess would be required dearly by Bayern Munich if they have to turn it around in Paris

Thomas Muller
Thomas Muller scored Bayern’s second goal in the first leg

“We’ll approach the game as we normally do,” Muller told the media.

“It’s important to balance risks in individual situations. We won’t be going all-out-attack from the off, but we will try to score an early goal.

“We would be happy to have as many chances [as in the first leg]. We need to make better decisions in critical moments. We have done some analysis and I hope we can implement it.

“Unfortunately, we have suffered a few injuries, but we feel we have the quality and are mentally capable of turning the game around.”

“With PSG, Neymar and Mbappe usually stay up front, they don’t defend but they stay in a dangerous situation for a counter-attacking chance,” the German – considered one of the most complete forwards of the last decade – told reporters.

Muller also acknowledged the threat Mbappe poses, adding: “He is very dangerous. With our style of play, space will automatically be created. The defence will have an important task.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick tipped Mbappe to be recognised as the greatest player in the world in the future.

“He will win the Ballon d’Or one day, I am absolutely convinced of that. He has everything,” said Flick. “He is fast, he has a good technique and – what is most important – he scores a lot of goals.”

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