Zinedine Zidane admires http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 – Football News
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international, Zinedine Zidane, urged the Bayern star to perform on Saturday but said that less favourites’ Borussia Dortmund can pull off a surprise after losing to them in the 1997 final with
Juventus.
European Football icon Zinedine Zidane feels Bayern Munich star player, Bastian Schweinsteiger, will be the man to watch out in the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on May 25 at Wembley.
The former Juventus FC and Real Madrid attacker believes the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international will decide the outcome of the game.
"Schweinsteiger's [my favourite. A hard-to-pronounce name - but a very great player for me!" the former Madrid star added.
The all German final will take place on Saturday. He claimed that Bastian is his favourite player. He admitted that the player’s name is very tough to pronounce but said he is an amazing talent.
"Borussia Dortmund at the time hadn't had a great season and the team was getting older, guys like [Jurgen] Kohler and [Andreas] Moller, but they were still great and deservedly won," he said.
The football legend was part of the Juventus team that lost 1-3 to the BVB in the 1997 Champions League final. As a result of this, he is aware of the threat posed by the German side as they are set to face fierce
rivals’ Der FCB. This way they will have less pressure to cope with and can stage a surprise to beat the Allianz Arena outfit at the Wembley stadium.
"That shows a lot can happen in one match. A final is just one match. A lot of people make Bayern Munich favourites but I will always remember my first final and how we lost despite being hot favourites to win. That was against Dortmund, too,” he finally concluded.
The Black Yellows at that point of time were struggling in the domestic league and the players were in the twilight of their careers, like Jurgen Kohler and Andreas Moller.
However, they upset the Italian giants and were worthy winners. Even this time around, Dortmund have been unconvincing in the Bundesliga but still have a good enough to compete for the title.
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