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Luis Enrique: Bayern Munich the strongest team PSG have ever faced

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Luis Enrique believes Bayern Munich are "undoubtedly the strongest team" his Paris Saint-Germain side have faced.

PSG edged the Champions League semi-final first leg 5-4 at the Parc des Princes.

It was the highest-scoring European Cup/Champions League semi-final match since Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 6-3 in 1959-60.

The two leading scorers in the Champions League this season are PSG (43 goals) and Bayern (42). The record for goals scored in a campaign (all-time since 1955) is 45, by Barcelona in 1999-00.

PSG have lost more away games against Bayern (five) than against any other opponent in the European Cup/Champions League.

Luis Enrique expects another huge battle with Bayern at Allianz Arena on Wednesday, but insists his admiration for Vincent Kompany's team will only motivate PSG.

"When you play this type of match, against this opponent who are undoubtedly the strongest team we have ever faced, the first thing I want to convey is that we have a one-goal advantage, but that means nothing in football," said the Spaniard.

"We have the experience from last year. We are always looking to live up to expectations for our supporters."

Luis Enrique also compared the contest to matches between tennis' "big three" of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

"We're going to play in Munich looking to be more competitive than ever. Rafa Nadal once said that at one point in his career, his matches against Federer and Djokovic were a motivation for him," Luis Enrique added.

"That's what we want; we admire Bayern, but it's a motivation to be better. We're going to try to overcome a team that plays sensationally.

"We aim to win every match, our objective is to win the match. It's a challenge but we are happy with our away performances this season."

Of teams PSG have faced more than once away from home across the two competitions, only against Manchester City (100% - 3/3) and Real Madrid (75% - 3/4) do they have a higher loss percentage than at Bayern (71% - 5/7).

However, in Champions League history, only one team has ever scored five goals in a knockout match and then been eliminated in that tie, which was City against Monaco in the last 16 in 2016-17 (5-3 first leg, 1-3 second leg, out on away goals rule).