As of: February 13, 2024, 5:04 p.m
By: Philipp Kessler
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On Wednesday, Lazio Rome will host FC Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Miroslav Klose talks about the duel between his former clubs in the tz interview.
Rome - On Valentine's Day, two football hearts beat in Miroslav Klose's (45) chest.
The former world-class striker has sympathies for FC Bayern and Lazio.
Klose played for the record champions between 2007 and 2011, scoring 53 goals in 150 games and winning the double in 2008 and 2010.
The 2014 world champion then moved to Italy.
His record up to the end of his career in 2016 reads excellently there too: 169 games, 61 goals, cup winner in 2013.
Klose's former teams meet on Wednesday (9 p.m., DAZN).
In the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, Lazio will host FC Bayern at the Stadio Olimpico.
Klose, who was assistant coach to Hansi Flick (58) in Munich from 2020 to 2021 and most recently coach of Altach, will be there live as an expert from Amazon Prime Video Italia.
In the
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he talks about the game.
Mr. Klose, your former teams, FC Bayern and Lazio Rome, will meet in the Champions League round of 16. Who are you rooting for?
I'm the kind of person who always keeps my fingers crossed for the underdog.
In this case also because I played at Lazio for a year longer than at FC Bayern.
I think it will be a more exciting duel than last time.
However, I also think that Bayern will progress again.
Wants to get back on the coaching bench: former world champion Miroslav Klose.
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Why is Lazio making life more difficult for FC Bayern this time than in the 2021 Champions League round of 16? At that time, Munich won 4:1 and 2:1.
Some Lazio players had played their first Champions League season at the time.
Now they can handle this big stage better.
I hope the Stadio Olimpico will be full.
These fanatical fans can carry you, I know that from my own experience.
I think Bayern will progress again.
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Which Lazio stars should Bayern be wary of?
Lazio has very interesting players in the squad, such as Ciro Immobile, Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson.
Lazzari can also generate a lot of steam from the outside.
These are professionals with whom I say that a surprise could be achieved with them.
In defense, however, they have to pull themselves together against Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala & Co.
With Thomas Tuchel and Maurizio Sarri on the Italian side, it is also a duel between two coaches who see themselves as tactical tinkerers. How do you rate the two coaches?
They have a similar playing philosophy with lots of short passes and possession football.
Bayern are much better staffed in the individual positions, but Sarri is also doing quite well.
You can see a clear signature at Lazio, he does his thing and when things go well, the team is fun to watch.
In the past, Italian teams were known primarily for their strong defense, for Catenaccio. They are still following Serie A very closely. How are the teams performing these days?
The Italians have always been good in defense.
There are now many coaches in Serie A who like to have the ball and play beautiful football.
Combinations are also regularly carried out from back to front.
You can also see that in the Champions League games with Italian participation.
But the double burden is not without its consequences.
In Serie A, anyone can beat anyone.
Any slip-up can have dire consequences; you will quickly be passed down.
Lazio, for example, is currently only eighth in the league.
It is always important that they are ahead of AS Roma.
So that doesn't fit at the moment...
Interview: Philipp Kessler