The Bayern Munich midfielder is targeting a place in this season’s UEFA Champions League final at Allianz Arena.
The Bavarian giants have reached the knock-out stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and will face FC Basel. The club, along with Bayer Leverkusen, will represent http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 at the European stage after reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund failed to qualify for the latter stages.
Ribery admitted that his main target would be to reach the final of Europe’s premier club competition in May this year. The final will be played at Allianz Arena in Munich which is Bayern Munich’s home ground. The Frenchman is confident that his team certainly has the quality to make it until the end and is looking forward to the fixture against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 this month.
“It's one of my biggest targets, and it would also be a dream come true. I hope we can do it, but it's incredibly difficult. As a first step, we have to win our next fixture against Basel, and then let's see what happens,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the former Olympique Marseille winger admitted that the side’s next fixture against Hamburg will not be an easy one as Rothosen are very strong at home and will be coming from an impressive win over Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 in the Bundesliga.
Ribery admitted that the team cannot afford to drop any more points as the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach are right behind Bayern Munich and a setback could cost the team its position at the top of the table.
“It won't be easy. Just over a week ago, they lost 5-1 at home to Dortmund. They have lots of problems, but they're not a bad team. We need to be very focused and aggressive. We have to fight our way to victory, because it would be important,” he concluded.
Franck Ribery has made 26 appearances for the Bavarian giants this season and scored 10 times in the process. The player has been in staggering form and his performances will be crucial in Bayern Munich’s challenge for the title this term.
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