FCB final training before CL-Kracher: Hansi Flick plans unusual measure

Bayern are serious in the Champions League - above all coach Hansi Flick. Now the coach is planning an unusual measure.

• In the round of 16 games of the Champions League, FC Bayern Munich will play against Chelsea.
• The first knockout round first leg will take place on February 25th in London.
• The FCB final training takes place in an unusual location.

Munich - Under no circumstances do Munichers want to leave the current season as early as was the case last year under Niko Kovac. Reminder: At the time, after a strong defensive performance in the first leg and a scaredy tactic in the second leg against the eventual top-class winner FC Liverpool after the round of 16 ended. Another knockout in the round of 16 is not an option for FCB - especially not against Chelsea .

Bayern vs. Chelsea: Champions League round of 16

That's why coach Flick uses an unusual measure before the first knockout round on 25 February in London . The tz learned: Contrary to what is usually the case, the final training will take place the day before at Säbener Straße and not at Stamford Bridge. With this request, Flick approached the sports management and the board.

In practice, it looks like this: While the board, sponsors, fans and media will fly to London on Monday morning, the team is still training in Munich and will then travel to England on a separate plane.

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According to UEFA regulations , this procedure is not a problem, it only has to be ensured that the coach and one player attend the press conference the day before . Premier League clubs in particular often complete their final training on their own training ground before they leave for the venue. Advantage: The players can fully concentrate on the training and the task at hand. Disadvantage: The kickers can only familiarize themselves with the stadium and the turf when they arrive at the stadium.

Hard decision from Hansi Flick

Thomas Müller recently made it clear that the Munich team is planning again with the handle pot this year. "We want to get titles. If possible, three of them! ”Flick is not afraid to make tough decisions for this goal. So he quickly removed Fiete Arp from the squad list for the knockout stage. Instead, Flick relies on winter newcomer Alvaro Odriozola and prefers to keep young players like Sarpreet Singh and Oliver Batista Meier on the team.

The lost “Finale dahoam” in 2012 was a drastic experience for Bayern. The club is now proving its humor with a curious tweet.

Javi Martinez said in an interview how he could imagine walking around the square. He would wear an unusual accessory that made a European football legend famous before him. In the game against 1. FC Köln (with us in the live ticker) on February 16, Martinez will probably have to pause. Perhaps he is fashionable in the stands.

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