First, waits for Bayern AS Roma hard work, then the great honor with a visit with Pope Francis. The Romans are said to be a touchstone for Bayern. Pep Guardiola wants to take a step forward.
Even before the departure looked Rummenigge looking forward to the visit in the Vatican. “It is something extraordinary that a club gets there offered a private audience. It would be nice if we could go there and also in the evening take something previously out of the stadium,” said Rummenigge. The Munich are Pope Francis at the meeting on Wednesday morning “certainly a jersey” hand over and as a surprise, a “special gift” as Rummenigge announced.
Bavaria in turn would then three points from the match against Francesco Totti & amp; Co. have in your luggage.
“For us as a football team, the meeting with the Pope, of course, a great honor, but we are mainly because of the football here, “Thomas Müller stressed on Monday night at the team hotel. On the way to the Nobel hostel former Romans and now Munich Mehdi Benatia was booed by some battle loafers; the other Bayern stars and coach Pep Guardiola received much acclaim.
“I am delighted to be here again,” said Guardiola that in the 2002-03 season in the Serie A four times and once in the Champions League for Rome aground. The Spaniard spoke in fluent Italian at the press conference and sees the game a good chance. “We have a great opportunity to make a big step forward in order to qualify for the knockout stages.”
The return match will take place in Munich on 5 November. ” We must see that we get from the two games enough points, so keep that beautiful first place we “demanded Rummenigge.
The Bayern lead Group E after two days with six points ahead of AS Roma ( . 4)
. “We have a great starting point, the we certainly do not want and gave away” affirmed captain Philipp Lahm, scored twice in 6: 0 against Bremen. After the two 1: 0 victories over Manchester City and away at CSKA Moscow want to Munich, who have lost just one of their last eleven away games in the Champions League and last four league games with 16: 0 goals would lie, have consolidated their top spot. ” / p>
Unlike against the Bremen goal objectors that Manuel Neuer is not checked, the unconquered since 748 club minutes goalkeeper more work expected this time: “Since we meet stuff.”
In a good mood New joked also about the journey to the Eternal City. Unfortunately it was not before the game with the Pope, “for assistance to bring from above,” said the keeper. His representative Tom Strong underwent surgery on Monday. Since Pepe Reina is injured, Leopold Zingerle flew out of the Bayern reserve to Rome.
Bavaria feel equipped to a special divine intervention they do not need. “We do not require that gives us the Pope a special blessing that we are invincible in the future. That would be presumptuous”, remarked Rummenigge.
Pope Francis, the local rival 1860 a month ago at a general audience a honorary member certificate presented, is considered a great football fan. The Argentine is a member of multiple Argentine champion Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro.
The day before the game disagreed Rummenigge reports , which it internally controversy over the treatment and the surgical site of the back injured Spaniard Thiago gave. He spoke of “unhappy relationships” with Thiago, who had suffered in the past week when training for the third time a medial ligament partial tear to his right knee. The Spaniard is surgery in Barcelona on Tuesday, a Bavarian physician should be there.
Before launching into an “interesting week”, the League crunch match is pending at the end of pursuers at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Rummenigge fired yet once the speculation about BVB star Marco Reus. “I have to honestly say, we will discuss internally in peace and then in a judgment,” commented Rummenigge
The pilot strike did not affect the Bayern travel group:.., You met according to schedule an in Rome
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