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'We want to make this unforgettable', says Bayern boss Kompany ahead of PSG clash

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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 Saint-Germain, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany ‌said on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a], who won the ‌trophy for the first time last year, earned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=OA88eBqI"]a nail-biting 5-4 ‌victory[/a] in the first leg when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] battled back ‌from 5-2 down in the second half.[/p][p]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.[/p][p][b]"There is this feeling that together we will take the ​next steps,"[/b] Kompany said.[/p][p][b]"Few believed it at the start of the season that we would have a ​chance with the last home game to reach the Champions League final."[/b][/p][p][b]"Now we are here, we have experienced ⁠great moments, and the ​fans believe we will make it, and together we want to make this moment unforgettable."[/b][/p][image alt="Win probability" id="a6a1a012-81b5-4489-9038-e9f2de88ddc6" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="3d5c6bf9-15fe-42a0-b966-01e6ffec1dc1" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]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 23rd.[/p][p]The Belgian, however, refused to be rattled by the pressure to deliver on the big European stage in front of a home crowd.[/p][p][b]"Total calmness, internal calmness,"[/b] Kompany said when asked how he felt.[/p][p][b]"Not just before this game, but I try not to have this feeling of ‌the game playing a role too early."[/b][/p][embed guid="2dbcd21e-c96a-46d2-8499-577bb7c5e439" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2051675055755546721" social-type="twitter" /][p]"Do the routine ​calmly, find the right words for tomorrow and just ‌search for the right last phrase for the team to influence that one per cent," he said.[/p][p][b]"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,"[/b] Kompany said.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=WzCGgkEU"]Follow the second leg between Bayern and PSG live![/a][/b][/p]

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