Müller: “We are eager to play against Barça”

Bayern Munich's level of self-confidence can be summed up in a reply from Niklas Süle as soon as the second leg against Chelsea ended. The Bavarians had just passed over the Blues again (the aggregate was 7-1) and a journalist from the television network Sky asked a question that usually entails a rather reserved answer on the part of most players. “Is Bayern going to win the Champions League this year? “He wanted to know from Süle, who simply made a rogue face and replied:” Yes!“

It is inevitable that this type of statement ends up being attributed to the supposed Teutonic arrogance when, simply, it is the intentional reflection of the guts of a team that knows very well what it is capable of at this point. Now he has to put it to the test again against Barça. Against Messi. Words that, not long ago, generated fear, but, today, simply transmit even more motivation. “We really want to face Barcelona, ​​each one of us is eager for the game to come“Thomas Müller stressed.

The one who did not speak was Robert Lewandowski. Nor did he need it since he had already talked about the lawn. Two goals and two assists once again showed that the Pole, right now, is the fittest player on the planet. He has 13 goals in the Champions League and will not lower the bar until he raises, once and for all, his first orejona. “Lewy has returned to do what has made him known around the planet. But, at the same time, he had an eye for his teammates. That is precisely what makes us so strong at the moment,” explained Müller.

Of course, it appeals to humility. When you fly high, falls are often more painful and Müller knows it. Unlike Lothar Matthäus, a Bavarian legend who already assumes that Bayern will eliminate Barcelona, ​​Müller said: “Barça is not champion of Spain, but in a match and against those footballers anything can happen. And then you can throw all your streaks and records in the trash. We will face the game with a mixture of self-confidence and humility. We are clever, of course. “