For the first time in the history of the Champions League, a German-German duel occurs in the round of 16 in March. FC Bayern first demands the reigning German champion Bayer Leverkusen on March 5 at the Munich Allianz Arena before going back to the Rhineland a week later (11 March from 9:00 p.m.). Bayern boss Jan-Christian Dreesen made it to a first declaration of war on Sunday.
“It is a match between the two best teams currently in Germany,” the CEO of FC Bayern was quoted in the “Bild” and said to the special settlement: “We would have liked to have an international game, I have, I have Max Eberl and others also said.
In the past meetings with the Werkelf, FC Bayern had been left behind more often. In the DFB Cup, the Munich team left the defending champion last year after a 0-1 home defeat, in the Bundesliga it was only an extremely flattering 0-0 draw on February 15.
Dreesen was emphasized, however, that the winless series against Bayer Leverkusen will come to an end for FC Bayern in the premier class.
Dreesen looks confidently at Bayer-duelle
“I am sure we will see Leverkusen when we play at home on March 5, a completely different team, not necessarily in the line-up, but also in attitude,” said the Bavaria boss with Regarding the zero number a week and a half ago, when the league leader successfully defended his eight-point pad on Leverkusen.
After the 4-0 winning victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, Dreesen was also optimistic that FC Bayern will no longer leave big feathers in the race for the German championship: “It was at least one clear statement in the league-and I’m sure, that the boys want to continue it. “