The Portuguese tactician believes the Bundesliga outfit are favourites for the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at the Allianz Arena on April 17.
After picking up the maximum points on offer against Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid turn their attention to the UEFA Champions League.
The Spanish outfit travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 for their first leg of their semi-final double header fixtures, and the Portuguese tactician claims Los Blancos are the underdogs in the meeting.
Mourinho gave in to the expert opinions from Bavaria, where the likes of Uli Hoeness, Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Oliver Kahn and Ottmar Hitzfeld have tipped Bayern to triumph against La Liga leaders.
Madrid have the history against them after meeting Bayern 18 times in the past. The outfit from Allianz Arena have earned memorable victories against Los Blancos in the past, exerting a titanic 10 defeats on their semi-final rivals.
"More important than my opinion is that of those who are more important and more credible than me."
"Uli Hoeness, Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oliver-c28477 Kahn and Ottmar Hitzfeld say that Madrid are not a great side, that Bayern are stronger, and that we have a complex with the 'dark beast'.
"So, we will be the underdogs in this tie."
Despite the odds stacked against his side, Mourinho stressed that anything can happen on the match day. The 49-year-old witty tactician added that it will be a different match from the ones that have taken place in the past and his side will go out for the
valuable away victory.
"The past is all about meaningless numbers," the Portuguese declared. "History will not play a factor tomorrow [Tuesday].”
"This will be a different match from the previous ones. This is a semi-final; those who play it want to win.”
With the season entering its final rounds, Real Madrid have everything to play for. The Santiago Bernabeu-based outfit have the chance to make it to the end of season Champions League final at the Allianz Arena, with La Liga glory also at stake.
Jose Mourinho’s charges lead the Primera Division rankings table with a four-point advantage over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and travel to the Camp Nou over the weekend for their next league fixture.
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