The Bayern Munich skipper has expressed his delight on securing the quarter-final berth in the UEFA Champions League after a thumping 7-0 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079.
The Munich giants qualified for the last eight of the competition after they demolished FC Basel 7-0 in the second-leg of the knock-out stage. Mario Gomez continued his stunning goalscoring form this season and scored four goals
in the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929 claimed that it was a stunning performance from his side in front of the home fans. He admitted that his team proved yet again that they deserve to be amongst the top teams in Europe after the Reds set the record for
the biggest win in the knock-out stage in the history of the competition.
The defender insisted that starting the game positively was very important and admitted that things looked excellent at the interval. He added that the players enjoyed the game and hailed the performances of Gomez, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521
and Franck Ribery in the game.
“Once you're three or four goals up, you can start enjoying a game like that. But it was very hard work up to then. We knew we had to keep a clean sheet, and the early goal did us good. We knew that if we could take the lead, we'd
be difficult to beat. We have attacking players who can settle the issue in one-on-one situations,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, club president Uli Hoeness expressed his pleasure at the victory and showered his praise on the players. He insisted that the team has certainly been below par in the last few weeks but the performances against
Hoffenheim and Basel prove that they are back in business.
“That's the second time the team has shown what they're capable of. Watching that was really enjoyable. The last two games were football at a very high level,” he concluded.
The draws for the quarter-final of the Champions League will take place on March 16. Jupp Heynckes’ side could face the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, AC Milan, Benfica, APOEL or Olympique Marseille in the last eight
clash.
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