In the “most difficult group” of the Champions League, the women of FC Bayern Munich will face AS Roma at the start. A reunion with an old friend awaits you there. Coach Alexander Straus warns of setbacks.
The starting position is tricky, but the goal is clear: Alexander Straus approaches the challenge with the women of FC Bayern Munich in the Champions League with a mixture of respect and confidence. “It’s the most difficult group with really, really good teams,” said Straus on Tuesday before the German champions’ opening game against AS Roma (Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.): “There will be close games, there may also be low points.”
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It is his players’ job to make sure “that we don’t get caught in such surprises.” In Group C, alongside Rome, the opponents are the French top team Paris St. Germain and Ajax Amsterdam. “We are going into the games with confidence,” said Straus: “It will be a big challenge, but hopefully we will present them with challenges too.”
Rome “outperformed Juventus Turin” in the Italian league and “scored a lot of goals,” said Straus: “The Italian league is growing very quickly at the moment. They have good players that we know. They are developing excellently.” At the same time he made it clear: “But they didn’t play against us either. (…) We know who we are, but we respect our opponents.”
Reunion with ex-Munich native Kumagi
Among those playing for Roma is the Japanese Saki Kumagai, who last spent two years at Bayern. “I’m happy to see them. We wrote messages after the draw,” revealed captain Glodis Viggosdottir: “We have to play a good game and pay attention to their pace. There are some things we have to be careful about, but we also see opportunities.”
The start in our own stadium is “a special match. It’s great that we can get started at home in front of our families and fans.” The goal is “to get off to a good start, we’ve been waiting for this for a while.”
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Source: BR24 November 14, 2023 – 6:30 p.m
