FC Bayern needs to catch up in the Champions League in order to reach the quarter-finals. Thomas Müller firmly believes that the team knows the importance of the situation.
“I am convinced that we will march like the fire brigade,” explained Müller in his monthly newsletter.
It is important “that we remain disciplined despite all our urge for action.” “The scoreboard doesn’t care whether we score our goals right at the start or in the middle of the second half,” the midfielder reminded.
FC Bayern invites Lazio Rome to play in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.). The Munich team has to turn around the 0-1 defeat from their first meeting. “On Tuesday it’s all going well, with heart and brain,” announced Müller.
FC Bayern is currently in crisis. In the last five competitive games there was only one win. The gap to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga is already ten points. Progressing in the Champions League would be all the more important if the first titleless season since 2011/12 is to be avoided.
Müller assures: FC Bayern team “self-critical”
“You can be sure that we as a team are dealing with this situation very self-critically,” Müller assured: “I definitely have the feeling that we make a new attempt every game to overturn the problem. But it’s us “We just haven’t succeeded yet.”
In the end, only results count for FC Bayern. The Munich team only played 2:2 (1:1) at SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga last Friday. A successful dress rehearsal for the Champions League looks different.
FC Bayern was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the last premier class season against eventual winners Manchester City. 2021/22 ended in the round of 16 against Villarreal FC.