Heading into Bayern Munich’s 5-4 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, star midfielder Joshua Kimmich knew the game was going to be a whirlwind, but even he did not envision what was about to occur.

“I think it was to be expected that it would be end-to-end, but I didn’t expect it to be so open. It feels strange after the match because we lost – by one goal. We were three goals down at one point, came back and had the feeling we actually should’ve equalized. Particularly at the end, Paris looked tired, they had cramps and were playing for time. We certainly felt we had a chance,” said Kimmich (as captured by FCBayern.com). “I honestly thought we were very good at the start, the first 15, 20 minutes. We needed to score the second goal. Then we allow Paris into the game through a mistake in build-up, and after that they got better.

“It’s very annoying that we conceded from a set piece again – we mustn’t allow that. However, we certainly showed a very good reaction. Okay, they had another counter and hit the bar, but overall you have the feeling there’s more to come.”

Kimmich and his mates will have to find away to at least slow down PSG’s attack. Needing to go up two goals at home is not impossible, but it will not be a walk in the park either. Either way, fans cannot wait to see round two of this heavyweight battle.

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