The Bayern Munich skipper has vowed to lead his side into the final of the European competition which will be played at the Allianz Arena.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929 has expressed his desire to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League which is to be staged at the Allianz Arena on May 19. He was talking ahead of his side’s second-leg tie against Olympique Marseille on Tuesday,
April 3.
The defender mentioned that each individual is determined to make it to the final in front of the home fans. He admitted that both Barcelona and Real Madrid will be a great threat to his side’s ambitions but is still hopeful of
overcoming their challenge. Bayern are likely to face Los Blancos in the semi-final as both teams look set to progress further in the competition.
Bayern have been in terrific form of late and look set to play the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League after winning the first-leg of the quarter-final tie against Marseille in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899. They are fresh from a 1-0 league win at
Nuremberg and will be going into the second-leg with great confidence.
While talking to L’Equipe, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid appear to be on another level to the
rest, but anything is possible in a direct confrontation if we're having a good day."
On the other hand, the German international urged his side against complacency in the Marseille game. He confirmed that the Reds will play a full strength side to go all out against the struggling visitors despite getting a two-goal
lead in the first-leg away from home.
The defender stressed on the importance of an early goal and wants to see Bayern taking the lead to put extra pressure on the Ligue 1 side. "I think that it will be very important for us to open the scoring," Lahm concluded.
Jupp Heynckes’ men could come out with a treble at the end of this season after being barraged with criticism from the German media following the side’s inconsistency after the mid-season break. They are three points adrift of
Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and have already qualified for the final of the German Cup where they will face the Borussians on May 12.
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