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Jose Mourinho not too surprised Bayern Munich appeared so impressive in the knockout phase Champions League. There is one thing that is a key factor.
Bayern Munich successfully reached the final in the 2019/2020 Champions League and will challenge Paris Saint Germain at Estadio da Luz, Monday (24/8/2020) early morning WIB. After sweeping through six group stage matches, the German champions continued his convincing run to the knockout stages.
Robert Lewandowski cs kicked Chelsea 7-1 on aggregate, then beat Barcelona 8-2, followed by eliminating Lyon 3-0. The Reds also reached the final with a perfect record: 9 wins from 9 matches.
Meanwhile PSG’s record is not that bright. The French giants won five matches and drew one in the group stages, then lost to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of 16 before finally winning 3-2 on aggregate.
PSG then overcame Atalanta’s tough resistance with a score of 2-1 in the quarter-finals and beat RB Leipzig 3-0 in the semifinals. Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho came out ahead of the duel Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich in the final.
According to the Portuguese man, Bayern have a physical advantage because the German League is the first competition in Europe to roll back after lockdown. The Bundesliga as it is known continued running in mid-May and was completed at the end of June.
An early restart gives Bayern the opportunity to quickly build up fitness, while an early finish provides time for energy recovery towards the final phase of the Champions League. Since the last competitive match against Bayer Leverkusen on July 5 at the DFB Pokal, Bayern have had about a month to rest before taking on Chelsea in the Champions League last 16 second leg.
“They scored a lot of goals, played very intense football, also because the Bundesliga was the first European competition to roll back after lockdown, “Mourinho told DAZN quoted Football Italia.
“This is important to prepare well for the final phase in Lisbon,” he added.
In comparison, PSG have had very few competitive matches since the French League was permanently suspended in mid-March due to the pandemic. PSG only played again in mid-July, and even then, it was a friendly match.
A new competitive match was felt again by Neymar et al at the end of July against Saint Etienne in the Coupe de France final, followed by Lyon in early August in the Coupe de la Ligue final. Only then did PSG continue to appear in the Champions League.
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