Franz Beckenbauer says Champions League is extraordinary – Football News
Former Germany international, Franz Beckenbauer, won the Champions League three consecutive times with the Bavarian giants in the 1970s and feels the very first title is the most significant one.
The Bayern Munich club icon has suggested that the UEFA Champions League is extra special ahead of the German club’s third try in four years to bring home Europe’s premier cup competition. The Bundesliga champions
endured losses to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 FC last term.
However, that has not discouraged Der FCB who will now take on Borussia Dortmund on May 25 at Wembley and have a good chance to claim the ultimate trophy. The former legend stated that the Champions League title
or previously known as the European cup, is a great tournament.
On the other hand, it is the best title that can be claimed at club level. Beckenbauer was an instrumental player in Die Roten team that won the competition three straight times in 1970s.
The former West http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 centre-back won the first title in 1974, as his side beat Atletico Madrid 4-0 in a replay match to claim the elite cup competition. After that, they beat Leeds United and Saint-Etienne
in successive finals.
"The Champions League trophy, or back then the European Cup, is something special: it's the highest trophy that you can win in club football,” he was quoted as saying in an interview. And when you hold that trophy
in your hands, it's something special," the former Champions League winner added.
"The first win was, of course, the most important, because we drew in the first game,” the former player mused.
"It was 0-0 in extra time. Then Atletico Madrid took the lead and we scored the equaliser in the last minute. We were very lucky," the former German legend stated.
Beckenbauer suggested that the win against Atletico was most crucial as they drew in the opening match. It was 0-0 in extra time and the Spanish club scored first but then Bayern equalised at the death. He admitted
that they got lucky in the end.
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