Hansi Flick had a treat ready late Saturday night. After the 4:1 victory over Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League, the coach of FC Bayern gave the players the morning off. “The Training tomorrow, we have cancelled,” said Flick in the TV channel Sky. “In order for the team tomorrow with your family for Breakfast.” In the afternoon, work calls again. The Munich-based entourage will fly to Lisbon to the final of the tournament of the best eight Teams, in the Corona-crisis play in a compressed Format, the winner of the 2020.
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There is a Ticker for the Champions League) in the quarter-finals, which is decided as in the case of a world or European championship in a match of FC Barcelona, had similar scores as Bayern against Chelsea in the first knockout round against Napoli with 3:1, by waiting on the coming Friday (21: 00 in the F. A. Z. – live. In Portugal, no one will be able to build a cushion from the Back or a second Chance in the return game. Despite the serious opponent, the anticipation is “naturally huge”, as David Alaba said. “Barcelona has a good team with very good players, but we go with confidence to Portugal. We need not hide.“
Similarly electrified Thomas Müller: “We are looking forward to the game,” he said. “Now it means: Full power!” But the former national player reminded at a later hour also whether or not the new mode of the final tournament. “We are storms currently from record to record. But in a game at this level, even if Barça had problems, because anything can happen. Since you can’t punch the series in the ton, if you can get where you need to get to it.“
The Munich-based “Mia san mia” with the necessary respect before the next task, the meaning is also in Flicks. “We wanted to win and start where we left off. This has made the team very well,“ said the coach. “We are aware of our Strengths.” However, he warned not to focus too much on Barcelona Star Lionel Messi: “This can be a Problem. You have a lot of strong players, you have to be careful.“ In addition to the brilliant Messi, Luis Suarez, who met in a duel with Naples via penalty kicks storm in the case of the Catalans, and world champion Antoine Griezmann. And in the gate of the outstanding second German national goalkeeper Marc-André ter is webs.