"What do you want? I think you've seen a lot of good, intense defending today, it's just the margins are so, so little, and you only have two ways. The first one is to go full [attack], or the second one is to retreat fully. The in-between doesn't work against [PSG's] level of player, and it doesn't work against our level of player."
"This was the first time in a European semi-final (in any competition) that both teams scored 4+ goals, and just the second Champions League knockout-stage match after Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool in the 2008-09 quarter-finals."
Vincent Kompany advocates for an all-out attacking strategy to counter Paris Saint-Germain's strengths. In a record-setting Champions League semi-final, PSG defeated Bayern Munich 5-4. This match featured the most goals in a single semi-final and marked a historic first where both teams scored 4 or more goals. Bayern's expected goals were higher, but they conceded five for the first time in European competition since 1995. Kompany emphasizes that teams must either fully attack or retreat, as a middle ground is ineffective against top-tier players.
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