Kimmich: The Champions League champions in the past few years were Real Madrid or Manchester City, and now many top teams can win

At 3 a.m. on June 5, the European League A-League semi-finals, Germany played against Portugal. Before the game, Kimmich was interviewed by the media.

■ About Germany's last advantage against Portugal

Kimmich said: "This is not a topic of discussion within our team. It is a new team compared to the German team in 2021. Both teams have changed at the moment, and it will be a completely different game."

■ About Wilz's decision to join Liverpool instead of Bayern

Kimmich said: "It's important that he makes the right decision for himself, and he has his own reasons for making this decision. I hope it's the right choice for him. No matter where he goes, I will pray for good luck for him. As a Bayern Munich player, I certainly hope he can come to us. I have known him in the national team and played with him, and I am now focusing on being teammates with him in the national team."

■ A Portuguese reporter asked if he had talked about the game with Palinia of Bayern

"Yes, of course we talked about it with Palinia and Guerrero."

■ Looking back on your national team career, which games are you able to remember immediately?

Kimmich said: "The European Cup match against Spain, we felt we could have won that game. The last time I had that feeling was in 2016, when we lost to France in the semi-finals. We played a very good tournament and felt like we were close to the championship. I would point out these two games in particular. And the Federation Cup final we won against Chile."

■ Before you renewed, there were rumors that you would transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. How do you think about this now after winning the Champions League in Paris, do you think back and feel that you could have been a part of this team?

Kimmich said: "I didn't comment on this at that time, nor now. I must say that Paris is indeed worthy of winning the Champions League. But they also advanced with penalty kicks against Liverpool in the knockout stage and didn't play well in the group stage. This just shows that there are a lot of teams in Europe who can win the Champions League. Unlike in the past few years, you would say the championship is either Manchester City or Real Madrid. There are many good teams now, and the tiny details are crucial. Paris has a great team and a great coach who deserves the championship. Their performance in the final is impressive."