Head coach Paris Saint-Germain Unai Emery is convinced that his team is one of the contenders for the victory in the Champions League.

"We have a long-awaited match against a great team with a rich history ahead of us. Teams that can win any tournament. This is another step in our development. We want to demonstrate our current level. We want to play with teams like Bayern, "said Emery.

"When I worked in Spain, I saw the strongest clubs in Europe with the best players in the world. Such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ??Bavaria, Manchester United and Juventus ".

"PSG took a step forward and became a candidate for victory in the Champions League. In sports, we have more enemies, because other teams see: we are serious. Therefore, they say about us. There is a struggle between PSG and other big clubs, which is good for us ".

Emery confirmed that Neimar and Angel Di Maria are ready to enter the field, and also spoke about the state of Javier Pastore. He suffered a recurrence of a calf injury, which has not bothered him for the last two years.

"The pastor is still under the care of doctors and physiotherapists and is looking for opportunities to remedy the situation. I trust doctors and the club and I want Javier to be ready to play for us ".

Emery respectfully commented on the head coach of the "Bavaria" Carlo Ancelotti, who worked with PSG in 2011-2013 and won the championship of France.

"I'm a little acquainted with him. This is a wonderful person, very honest. His career as a coach can be envied. Working with all his teams, he sets an example for the rest of the coaches in the world. Tomorrow the fans will remember all the good things that they experienced together with him ".

The match of the second round of the group stage of the Champions League between PSG and Bayern will be held on Wednesday, September 27. The beginning of the match at 21:45 Kiev time.