Lisbon (AP) - Off to Lisbon: After the short training camp in the Algarve, the FC Bayern Munich team will travel to the Portuguese capital, where on Friday evening (9 p.m.) the German soccer champions will face the quarter-finals against FC Barcelona Entry into the final tournament of the Champions League is pending.
"It was perfect here," said coach Hansi Flick after the stay in Lagos, where the team around captain Manuel Neuer has been preparing since Sunday evening.
The Munich team want to get the "finishing touches" in the evening during the final training session in the Estádio da Luz, as Flick said. The short flight from Faro to Portugal's capital takes place at lunchtime. The Bayern professionals long for the game against Barcelona with world footballer Lionel Messi to kick off. "We're eager to play the game," said national player Leon Goretzka. Paris Saint-Germain became the first team to reach the semi-finals with a 2-1 win against Atalanta Bergamo.
With the exception of the French world champion Benjamin Pavard, who has an injured foot, Flick can draw on the full staff at the start of the tournament. The adductor complaints in 19-year-old Alphonso Davies are not classified as hazardous. The full-back did not take part in the last training session in the Algarve.
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