Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane (Xinhuanet file photo)
PARIS Kyle Rudolph Jersey , Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane believes Paris Saint-Germain are a bigger threat than Bayern Munich in the Champions League to Real Madrid.


The legendary midfielder, who's now the head coach of Real Madrid's B team Castilla, praised Les Parisiens as one of the two favorites to win this season's Champions League, alongside with his former team Real Madrid.


"For me Linval Joseph Jersey , Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are the two best clubs around in Europe at the moment," said the 43-year-old during an interview with French TV channel Canal+ over the weekend.


"Paris know the French league inside out, they are on another level to their rivals," he added.


Having claimed the championship of Ligue 1 for three consecutive seasons Harrison Smith Jersey , PSG, however, have suffered three straight quarterfinal eliminations since returning to the Champions League in 2012.


Of this season, the capital side of the French first division league have beaten Malmo and Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening two Group A fixtures but face a double-header against Real next.


"They are the best two teams for me Kirk Cousins Jersey , perhaps alongside Barcelona. Bayern are slightly behind those teams," commented Zidane despite the fact that Bayern, Real and Barca were respectively the champions of the European elite competition in 2013, 2014 and 2015.


BERLIN Adam Thielen Jersey , Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has rejected criticism of her influence on the conditions for the TV debate with SPD chancellor candidate Martin Schulz.


It was "a good style to talk about the modalities of how things can be done," Merkel said on Tuesday at her summer press conference in Berlin.


Discussion the format of a TV debate does not stand in contrast to freedom of press, according to Merkel. The freedom to decide whether or not to accept an invitation to such a program was "always as important as freedom of the press and independence."


The former ZDF chief editor Nikolaus Brender previously accused Merkel of having turned the TV debate to a pure "chancellor format" and spoke of "blackmail."


The broadcasters had planned to change the format to longer 45 minutes sessions for each pair of moderators. Representatives of the chancellor, including government spokesman Steffen Seibert Stefon Diggs Jersey , have refused the chancellor's participation under these conditions.


In the only direct TV debate between the CDU and SPD candidates Merkel and Schulz airing on Sunday evening, eight moderators from four German television channels will now host shorter sessions similar to the election four years ago.


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JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed after an explosion and gun firing rocked house of an Afghan politician in eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, provincial government said.


"House of Zahir Qadir Wholesale Vikings Jerseys , a member of Lower House of Afghanistan's parliament came under attack occurred roughly 10:30 a.m. local time. The killed included two security guards and two assailants," it said in a statement.


One security guard was injured in the incident which happened in Police District Two of the city.


One terrorist detonated his explosive jacket and the second assailant was shot dead by security guards and his suicide vest was defused by police, according to the statement.


Qadir was not at the building when the attack took place in the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province.


Both Taliban and Islamic State (IS) militants have presence in the province, but no group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.


Qadir has been famous for his harsh remarks against IS and Taliban. He frequently took part in anti-IS operations across Nangarhar.


The attack came as the war-weary Afghans are preparing for an upcoming festival.


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