The former West Germany international is confident about the Bavarian giants’ chances of qualifying for the knockout stages in Europe, and is happy with his side’s win over Hamburg SV
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 sweeper Franz Beckenbauer has expressed that Bayern Munich have a good chance of progression in the UEFA Champions League. He feels that Bundesliga triumph over Die Rothosen at the weekend will help them get a favourable
result in their group game in Europe’s Premier cup competition.
The Germany legend was glad with Der FCB’s response as they beat Hamburg 3-0, after losing to Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena the previous weekend. The league leaders will take on French opponents Lille in their group stage
game on Wednesday, and will be looking to clinch all three points to ease their progress to the next round.
Die Roten finished runner-up last season and are jointly top of Group F with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and BATE Borisov. All the three teams have claimed six points from their opening three games. Therefore, a crucial win against a struggling French
outfit will improve their chances of qualifying to the next round.
The club president claimed this is good news for them, and everything is going according to the plan until now. He further added that the team did well against Hamburg and will give them a boost ahead of their European game.
"This is very positive, it all bodes well," the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship winner was quoted as saying in an interview.
"The response against HSV was strong, which was really great," the former Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485 defender added.
"[Sammer] is an important man, but the players are more important. They are the ones who have to perform," the 1974 FIFA World Cup winner finally concluded.
The legendary star stated that he believes FC Hollywood will be successful this term, even though, director of sport Matthias Sammer insisted earlier that the German club have not performed at the highest level so far this season.
Beckenbauer suggested Sammer is a key figure at Bayern, but insisted the players have a tough task ahead of them.
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