João Cancelo played his first game for Bayern in the Champions League, and spoke about the recipe for stopping the star trio formed by Messi, Mbappe and Neymar
O Bayern Munchen went out in front of PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League by winning the first leg, and João Cancelo spoke in an interview with “TNT Sports” after the confrontation. In addition to talking about Mbappe’s quality, and how much he changed the game in the second half, the Portuguese also commented on the performance of Messi It is Neymarand his team’s plan to stop them.
“It gives the game a lot of speed. He’s a very dangerous player, it’s normal for a player with his talent to change the game, because for me he’s one of the best in the world, if not the best. We have the best team, I think we controlled most of the game and we were better as a team and we deserved to win“, said the player.
Coman secured Bayern’s victory at PSG.
Life for Messi and company will be tough in the return game, in Germany.
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In addition, Cancelo also commented on the more subdued performances of Neymar and Messi in France. While also praising the quality of both, the full-back commented on the group spirit he found when he arrived at Bayern, and said that against athletes like that, the only chance to stop them is to work together.
“From the moment I arrived here (at Bayern), I saw that the mentality is to work as a team, to work together, and that’s what we try to do. Of course, Neymar and Messi are among the best in the world individually, they have enormous talent, and we can only counter that by working as a team, and that’s what we tried to do.“, he completed.
Despite having played only 45 minutes of the match, since he left at half-time, Cancelo made his debut for the German team in the Champions League, and was victorious after the score was 1-0. with the advantage of a tie, in their domains, at the Allianz Arena.
Source: sportbuzz
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