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The groups for the new Champions League season have been drawn up.
While BVB has caught comparatively solvable tasks, RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach have to stretch a lot if they want to spend the winter in the premier class. The reactions were correspondingly different.
Reigning champions FC Bayern have attracted feasible opponents, but will face a nasty rival at Atlético Madrid. In 2016, the record champions failed in the semifinals against Diego Simeone’s team.
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SPORT1 has summarized the reactions to the giveaway.
Flick, Bayern coach: “We await the challenge”
Hansi Flick (coach of FC Bayern Munich): “It is not easy. We really want to face the challenge, both Atlético and Salzburg, which is only an hour and a half by bus from us.”
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (CEO of FC Bayern Munich): “It is important that we treat all our opponents with respect in the group stage. We won eleven games last year. Now that we have ascended to the throne in Europe, we want to be in the sun as long as possible. We expect matches that are not easy But we will play our opponents with concentration and respect. Our goal is to qualify for the round of 16. “
Manuel Neuer (captain of FC Bayern Munich): “Like every year, we look forward to a challenge. We have strong opponents, a strong group. The winner of the Champions League is always the favorite in the group stage. We are happy to have such a good team and we look forward to it. Games .
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich): “” A very interesting group. I have not played against two teams: Salzburg and Lok Moscow. As the current Champions League champion, you are already under pressure in the group stage. But I’m looking forward to seeing these opponents. “
Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern Munich): “I really want to meet my old club, Atlético de Madrid, in the group stage. It is the club I grew up with as a footballer, who gave me so much and to which I am very attached. The two games against them will be Serán very complicated, since they defend very solidly and now they are very strong on offense with their new signings. They are going to present us with some problems and we will have to give 100 percent to beat them. “
BVB hopes to see Immobile again
Michael Zorc (BVB Sports Director): “It is an interesting group. We have already had our experience with St. Petersburg and Bruges in recent years. We hope to see Ciro Immobile again in the SS Lazio jersey. Our clear goal is to survive the group stage.”
Hans-Joachim Watzke (BVB CEO): “Four strong teams, an interesting group. The reunion with Ciro Immobile, which we are looking forward to with great enthusiasm, gives Los Lazio Rom a special flavor. And in Saint Petersburg and Club Brugge we meet old friends.
Marco Reus (Captain BVB): “Of course we would have wanted a really great opponent; I personally too, have to say it. However, it is a group that seems very balanced. I don’t want to say that we are favorites. But we want to pass and we probably have to. Go ahead too.”
Markus Krösche (Sporting Director RB Leipzig): “We were attracted by a very demanding group. Our goal is still the round of 16. Last season we showed what we are capable of.”
Rose: “Sounds like Champions League”
Marco Rose (Borussia Mönchengladbach coach): “Our group really sounds like the Champions League. Real and Inter are two teams that Borussia competed against in the glorious old days. We are looking forward to it.”
Max Eberl (Sports Director Borussia Mönchengladbach at Heaven): “It’s a lot. Since I’ve been in Gladbach, I’ve been going through the history of Inter Milan and Boninsegna. There were also historical games against Real Madrid. There is a lot, a lot of history that we face. This is the Champions League. We came to survive in this group. We want to make the best of it and, if possible, spend the winter in Europe. Places one and two are ambitious. “
Yann Sommer (Borussia Möcnehngaldbach): “I’m really looking forward to the Champions League. We worked hard for the last season and we deserved it in the end. Real, Donetsk and Inter – this is a great group, great challenges await us. Competing with big names on the big stage. We want to be successful and we will give it our all for that. “
All groups at a glance
GROUP A: FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN, Atlético de Madrid, FC Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
GROUP B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH
GROUP C: FC Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos Piräus, Olympique de Marseille
GROUP D: FC Liverpool, Ajax Amsterdam, Atalanta Bergamo, FC Midtjylland
GROUP E: FC Sevilla, FC Chelsea, FC Krasnodar, Stade Rennes
GROUP F: Zenit Saint Petersburg, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, Lazio Roma, Club Brugge
GROUP G: Juventus of Turin, FC Barcelona, Dynamo of Kiev, Ferencvaros Budapest
GROUP H: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, RB LEIPZIG, Istanbul Basaksehir
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With sports information service (SID)
