The Bayern Munich winger has insisted that Olympique Marseille is not an easy opposition and that beating them would be difficult.
The former European champions have been drawn against French side Olympique Marseille in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League and will play the first-leg of the clash away from home later this month. The Germans will
be aiming to make it to the final this year which is to be played at Allianz Arena in May.
Robben claimed that there has been a lot of talk that Bayern will make it to the last four as they can beat Marseille. He insisted that no opposition is easy at this stage of the competition and admitted that the French giants
will be high in confidence as they are coming from a brilliant win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan in the knock-out stage.
The winger stated that Marseille have a very good manager and are well capable of beating any team in Europe on their day. He admitted that a good performance away from home would be enough for his team to go through.
“Everyone's talking as if we're through to the semi-finals already, but we must beware Marseille! They're really good opponents, and they could make life very difficult for us. They're a physically strong team with a really good
coach. We need to lay the foundation away from home,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The Dutch international also sympathised with teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 after it was revealed that the midfielder will miss another few weeks through injury. The German had just returned from an ankle injury after one month.
“It's not been easy for him, and I sympathise a lot. I know how it feels to be injured. Bastian is a really important player for us, not just on the field, but also as vice-captain. I really hope he's fully involved again soon,”
he concluded.
The first-leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final will be played at the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday, March 28, whereas as the return leg at Allianz Arena will be played on Tuesday, April 3.
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