Berlin, March 18 Bavarian icon Thomas Müller may be one of the world’s greatest jokesters. Loud laughter can be heard after most of the 33-year-old’s jokes.
Before the last eight rounds of the Champions League, the German striker speculated lightly: “No team will shout long live when facing Bayern Munich.” After that, the situation may be slightly different.
According to Xinhua, neither Müller nor his teammates at Bayern Munich will be very happy about having to meet their former coach Pep Guardiola and the Spaniard’s current Manchester City team, which appears to be more than a wild guess.
The next piece of the puzzle awaits after the Bavarians knocked out Paris Saint-Germain in the last round.
Guardiola failed to win the Champions League with the Bavarians, but reached the semi-finals three times.
While Bayern earned respect for beating PSG and its superstar Mbappe and 2022 World Cup winner Lionel Messi, City were not far behind in their 7-0 win over RB Leipzig, Erling Haaland De is an insatiable goalscoring monster.
The Norwegian’s stunning five goals may now serve as a warning to Bayern and their coach Julian Nagelsmann.
When the two sides meet first in Manchester and then a second leg at home in Munich, a bitter duel appears to be in order.
“It has been a long time since Pep left Bayern. Now we face him and his team for the first time. I am very happy that we played the second game at home,” Muller was no joke.
Hasan Salihamidzic has called Manchester City “the most challenging opponent you can face”.
Bayern’s sporting director added he was fine with the draw. “I like to play at my best because our players are always fully focused when they are up against the best,” Salihamidzic said.
The Bayern defender has performed well against the Paris star and is optimistic that Bayern will repeat their mistakes against the former Borussia Dortmund striker, according to the official.
Nagelsmann spoke of a challenging draw. “But I like winning titles more than pure luck of the draw. There’s more value in winning titles that way.”
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