Lisbon (AP) - FC Bayern Munich is on the way to Lisbon. On Thursday morning, the German soccer champions left the training camp in the Algarve for the final tournament of the Champions League.
From Lagos we first took buses to Faro, from there to the capital of Portugal, not even 300 kilometers away. There is on Friday evening (9 p.m. / Sky) in the quarter-finals of FC Barcelona, the opponent of the team of coach Hansi Flick, who spoke of an optimal preparation in the training camp.
After winning the German championship and the DFB Cup in the Final 8 tournament, Munich wants to make the triple perfect. "It is incredibly difficult to get this title in the Champions League. But I think we have the opportunity with our squad to create something special this year," said national player Niklas Süle in an interview on the record champions' website.
Bayern and Barcelona are the only Champions League winners among the eight tournament participants in Lisbon. The direct duel between the two European football heavyweights in the Estádio da Luz could be a clue: The winner of the previous three knockout rounds between Bayern (2013) and Barça (2009, 2015) also won the title in the premier class .
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