Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes keen to qualify for the Group stages of the Champions League
Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has stated that his team is keen on qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stages. He claimed that the players are high on confidence after the brilliant win against Hamburg and will
look to capitalize on the excellent victory in Zurich.
Die Bayern have a 2-0 advantage in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016
at Letzigrund in Zurich where a draw could take the visitors to the group stages of Europe’s elite club competition.
Heynckes admitted that the team is determined and confident to progress further in the competition and will be looking to carry on with the great form recently. The Bavarian giants thrashed Hamburg in their recent Bundesliga fixture
5-0 to mark their amazing return to form after a slow start to the current campaign.
“The team is hungry and wants to be in the group stages of the Champions League. We will be taking the game seriously. Zurich are at home and this means they will be more courageous going forward. We must not let them create chances,”
he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Meanwhile, FC Zurich manager Urs Fischer has insisted that his side will fight despite being 2-0 down on aggregate. He is optimistic that there is still a chance to get a result out of the fixture but stressed on the importance
of scoring goals in the tie and defending well against the German giants.
“It will take a miracle, but we still have a chance and we believe we can do it,” he added.
Bayern Munich will only need a draw to progress to the group stages of the competition as they already lead 2-0. The Germans have travelled with a full squad and with no major injuries to any of the key players; the former European
champions would be the favourites to progress.
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