The Bayern Munich CEO has insisted that the final against the Blues will not be a walk in the park and warned his side against complacency.
The Bavarians got the better of Real Madrid in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League after beating Jose Mourinho’s side 3-1 on penalties. Both sides finished 3-3 on aggregate and the match went to extra-time after which http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383
Neuer’s heroics led Bayern to the final of the competition.
Rummenigge claimed that any of the two teams can with the competition as both sides have immense quality in their ranks. He insisted that it is by no means an easy test for Bayern as Chelsea have shown what they are capable of
in the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
The chief warned his side against complacency and stated that the side cannot afford any more slipups as the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 is a golden chance for Bayern Munich to secure silverware.
“It's all up for grabs on 19 May. It won't be easy. It'll be a tough match. We must not make the mistake of prematurely celebrating winning the Champions League this evening. We still have to earn that,” he was quoted as saying
in an interview.
The former Bavarian also sympathised with David Alaba, Luiz Gustavo and Holger Badstuber. The trio will miss the final of the Champions League after they received yellow cards in the second-leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid.
The chairman called the UEFA for a change in rules so that both teams could play with their best XI in a final of the competition.
“I'm deeply sad and sympathise greatly with three of our players: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844 and Holger Badstuber, who received third yellow cards tonight and are unfortunately suspended for the final. The regulations need to be
discussed, and probably should be changed,” he concluded.
Bayern Munich will be gunning for their fifth European Cup title against Chelsea after last winning it in 2001. The team has also been on the losing side on four occasions in the final with the most recent being two years back.
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