FC Bayern Munich wants to use the poor performance against Paderborn as a wake-up call - in the Champions League, the club now meets a hammer opponent.
- FC Bayern trembled to victory against Bundesliga promoted SC Paderborn .
- In the Champions League round of 16 , Bayern meet Chelsea .
- The Hansi Flick team has to grow especially on the offensive.
Munich - first a black eye, then a blue miracle? After the tremor win over Paderborn (3-2), FC Bayern will travel to Chelsea in London this afternoon. In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, the Munich team at Stamford Bridge urgently need to shift up a gear, otherwise there's an unpleasant surprise against the blues.
"Our mistakes are punished harshly in the Bundesliga," said Joshua Kimmich . "If we don't reach our limit, we will have problems against every opponent - even against the bottom of the league table." The unspoken message of these words: It won't be against Chelsea.
FC Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea FC
Especially on the offensive, the team of coach Hansi Flick * has to grow on Tuesday (9 p.m., Sky). Against Paderborn, FCB needed a whopping 18 shots on goal for the three goals. One reason for this was the Munich native in the box of the East Westphalia: Leopold Zingerle (25). The keeper, who played for FCB from 2002 to 2015, brought his ex-club to the brink of despair with six saves. Kimmich: "In the past few weeks we have been distinguished by the fact that we were very consistent in attacking - that was not the case this time."
The long lack of penetration was also due to the fact that starting debut Alvaro Odriozola on the right wing and Philippe Coutinho on the left offensive delivered a weak game. The two loans from Spain are currently miles away from the parent formation *. The packaged Coach Flick in the following statement: “Today you saw that one or the other did not work so well, especially over the wings. When we had Gnabry and Coman on the outer lanes, there was more momentum and danger. "
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich) before game against Chelsea: "The spirit is there"
Ultimately, the Munich team confined itself to the bare facts: three points, top position maintained. "The spirit is there, we're in a phase of success and haven't lost a game in weeks," said Thomas Müller . Manuel Neuer said: “Chelsea and all other teams internationally respect us. You saw how we got through the group. We confidently go into the game and want to win. ”
Not an impossible task: Chelsea headed by coach Frank Lampard (41) has only won six of his 14 league home games and is in transition with a very young team. After all, the dress rehearsal against Jose Mourinhos Tottenham Hotspur was successful on Saturday. Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso shot the blues to a 2-1 win, international Antonio Rüdiger made an own goal. Chelsea is fourth, enough for the Champions League ticket.
This year, the trip in the premier class should end in the round of 16 if it goes to Bayern *. With the progress against the English, the Reds would probably finally chase away the demons of the lost final in 2012. The tragic endgame is already irrelevant to the players. Müller said: “This is my first time playing at Stamford Bridge. Of course you are always asked for the final dahoam, but the game now has nothing to do with it. ”One blue miracle is enough for Bayern!
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