Jupp Heynckes says he is excited about the UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against Barcelona.
The 73-year-old has already won the Bundesliga and is looking forward to leading Bayern Munich past the Spanish giants, into the final at Wembley.
“Bayern versus Barcelona – giants are meeting in the Champions League,” Heynckes said. “It will be huge task for us playing against this team, who have been enthusing and also dominating European football with their imaginative and creative football for the past for years.
“I have always got good results against them with my team in Spain, for instance with Athletic Bilbao I beat them twice in Barcelona. I am looking forward to two magic football nights.”
The German club’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “I am looking forward to the games. That’s the team that has been the most successful over the past few years. It will be extremely difficult and very exciting. I can remember our last two games, it was our Waterloo in Barcelona.
“It is a chance for us to show that Bayern got better since 2009 and we can compete with the best teams again. It will be an interesting competition between Bundesliga and Primara Division. There is no clear favourite in both draws.”
Full-back Philipp Lahm thinks the tie is evenly poised: “A nice draw – the 2013 Spanish champions against the 2013 German champions – that’s a top match. For the third time in four years we have reached the semi-finals and meet Barcelona at eye-level.
“Our chances of advancing to the London final are 50/50. It will be an interesting duel between two top teams. Everyone can look forward to them.”
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