Bayern set sights on dream home Champions League final
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer said Monday his side were fully focused on the Champions League season, with this year's final to be held at Munich's Allianz Arena.
"Something big is coming,"
Neuer told reporters ahead of Tuesday's opening clash with Dinamo Zagreb at
home.
"The most important thing is the
final in Munich. We want to go there and everything else is secondary.
"We know what this final means to
the city, the fans and the players. Our motivation is simply very high."
Six-time European champions Bayern come
into the season after their first trophyless campaign in 11 seasons, with Xabi
Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen winning a league and cup double.
In the Champions League, Bayern were
eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid, who beat
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley to lift the trophy.
Neuer and fellow Bayern veteran Thomas
Mueller, who both won the 2013 and 2020 Champions League finals, are the only
two players in the squad to remember the 2012 home final, which they lost on
penalties to Premier League side Chelsea.
Mueller went on social media on Monday,
telling followers "the road to Munich starts tomorrow.
"I'm very excited. Let's enjoy the
best football in Europe."
Manager Vincent Kompany, set to coach
his first match in the Champions League, told reporters "the fans can
dream".
"The most important thing for me is
that we show it on the pitch. We have a difficult game tomorrow. The important
thing is that we play well and win tomorrow."
Bayern have won every one of their
Champions League openers since 2002 when
they lost 3-2 to Deportivo La Coruna, which was the prelude to their first and
only group stage elimination.
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