Bayern Munich center-back Dayot Upamecano plays his international ball for France, so he is very familiar with many members of Paris Saint-Germain’s squad. Heck, Upamecano is even friends with some of them. When it comes down to which team is favored and whether he will be chatting up some of his boys, Upamecano had his game face on.

The stakes could not be higher for PSG when they face Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday (July 5) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. The German team is a familiar and unforgiving opponent for the French Champions having dominated their recent meetings,

Paris Saint-Germain travelled to Bavaria for a meeting with Bayern Munich that looked, from the French club’s lowly perspective in the Uefa Champions League table, genuinely perilous. They were sitting 25th in the 36-team hierarchy,