FC Bayern is among the best eight teams in Europe – and is four games away from a possible final Dahoam. Now Inter Milan stands in the way. A dangerous team, peppered with familiar faces.
FC Bayern is among the top eight teams in Europe. With Two convincing victories over Ligarivals Bayer Leverkusen If the Munich team moved into the quarter-finals of the Champions League and are now there with a broad breast: “Bavaria is always one of the favorites,” said striker Harry Kane after the 2-0 victory in the round of 16 second leg on “Prime Video”: “We showed what a team we are.”
FC Bayern: On the way to Champions League title?
The world at the record champions is currently quite fine. But FC Bayern would not be FC Bayern if the view of the big goal “Finale Dahoam” would not be addressed immediately after the victory. Munich have “The right to continue dreaming,” said sports director Max Eberl. The Champions League final will take place on May 31st in the Munich Allianz Arena. A unique opportunity not only to put on the European crown, but also to cure the trauma from the “Finale Dahoam” from 2012.
But coach Vincent Kompany, who prays down the mantra like prayer mill at every opportunity, he only thinks from game to game, will not start dreaming of the big title yet. Because in the Champions League, his team initially has to clear some big chunks out of the way – starting with Inter Milan.
Inter Milan: A hard opponent for FC Bayern
To understand that Inter is a dangerous team, a look at the table of Series A. There, the Milanese are currently enthroned at the top. With 63 goals you are the most dangerous team there. And also in the Champions League they demonstrated their strong shape, played 0-0 against Manchester City, won against Arsenal and RB Leipzig. In the round of 16, Inter confidently prevailed against Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Return of old acquaintances: Sommer and Pavard
Now Bayern is waiting. The first leg in Munich on April 8th will return to the old place of work for Stammtorfüter Yann Sommer and Benjamin Pavard. The central defender and the goalkeeper had not found their luck in Munich and had left the club in 2023 after four years (pavard) or six months (summer). At Inter they are undisputed regular players, are jointly responsible for the stable defensive: Inter only conceded two goals conceded in the Champions League season. For comparison: FC Bayern has already received 14 goals in the premier class this season.
Inter Milan Bundesliga connection
But the rest of the team is also occupied with a lot of former Bundesliga players. The 24-year-old Yann Bisseck (formerly: 1. FC Köln) matures into a candidate for Julian Nagelsmann in Italy. In midfield, Hakan Chalhanoglu (KSC, HSV, Leverkusen) is one of the load -bearing columns. Ex-Dortmund Henrikh Mkhitaryan still pulls the threads in the midfield offensive at the age of 36. In addition to striker Lautaro Martínez, the former Gladbacher Marcus Thuram has already scored 16 goals for Inter. And when Joker, Marko Arnautovic (Werder Bremen) proves a regularity that he is still able to decide a game with dream goals.
Bisseck spoke with pretty respect about the upcoming opponent, described the FCB as “giants”. And Thuram also explained: “It will be difficult”. But both agree that “all teams are striking”. And Kane also pays respect to the upcoming opponent. The duels with Inter “become difficult,” said the Englishman. “The San Siro is a really difficult patch. But we can cause problems in every game. There is a chance of the semi -finals of the Champions League, we will be ready.” The Munichers have to go to the San Siro on April 15th. If the Munich people exist there, an even larger chunk is waiting with FC Barcelona. But to think so far, FC-Bayern coach Vincent Kompany is strictly prohibited.
