Can Jose Mourinho Inter Milan defeat Louis van Gaal Bayern Munich
The 2009/2010 UEFA Champions League final is highly anticipated for all soccer fans. After eliminating defending champion FC Barcelona, Inter Milan is 90 or 120 minutes away from a title that eluded the Milan club for over 40 years. The Champions League cup is the trophy that Jose Mourinho was hired for. Rumored to be going away to Real Madrid after the end of the season, he would be pretty happy and proud to leave Inter Milan on top of the European club soccer world.
After beating Chelsea and Barcelona, Mourinho has probably a plan to counter Bayern Munich. The Bavarians appear as outsiders in the final. Many were betting against them to get out of the group stage in the fall of last year but they are now in the final. But they are missing Franck Ribery for the final. The final is played in the Bernabeu, a pitch that does not work well for them with 6 losses in 10 games.
Facts to take into account:
* Inter Milan was not crowned Champions League king since the middle of the 60's.
* Bayern Munich only lost 4 times in 12 games in this edition of the Champions League.
* Inter Milan won 13 of the 28 European games against German teams.On the other hand, Bayern Munich lost 12 of 28 European games against an Italian club.
* Bayern Munich lost 6 of 10 games played at Santiago Bernabeu.
* Bayern will be without Franck Ribery, suspended for 3 games after picking up a red card in the first leg of the semi-final against Lyon.
Bayern Munich President , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, estimates saturday's odds for the Champions League final to be 50-50. ''It is an interesting game that awaits us and I would say with an open ended outcome. I would say it is a 50-50 game'' he declared at a press conference at Bayern Munich head quarters in Munich, south of Germany. ''Both teams have the objective of winning the Champions League but both teams know that they need to respect each other''. He also added that at the start of the season, neither Bayern Munich nor Inter Milan were favorites in Europe's most prestigious competition. '' We naming Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea'' he added. Btu according to him, both clubs deserve to meet in the final because both teams had fantastic seasons and not only in the Champions League but in their respective countries. Both teams have won the League and Cup title and will aim for the same goal. Get the famous treble that big teams dream of to be immortalize them in soccer history.
With Arjen Robben at his peak, the deadly Thomas Muller-Ivica Olic duo , a captain full of envy and experience in Mark van Bommel and an efficient defensive squad symbolized by Philipp Lahm, Bayern Munich has the weapons to win this final. Inter Milan will play with the trio Wesley Sneijder, Samuel Eto'o and Diego Milito to make the difference. They will also have Brazilian Lucio at central defense and the Argentinian Esteban Cambiassio in the midfield. They form a strong defensive black and blue wall that seems impossible to penetrate. Which team has more assets to win the game?
Beyond the players, the Bayern-Inter game will be a coach's duel. A duel is coming between two master soccer technicians with big media outbursts. Louis van Gaal does not shy away from the media when he said to be happy to '' find my friend Jose Mourinho, this will promise great press conferences.'' Assistant coach of Van Gaal, Jose Mourinho has learned a lot from the Dutch coach between 1997 and 2000. Will the student beat the master?
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