Source: SKY_Sports
Bayern look to avoid Prem duo
Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has declared that he doesn't want to face either Manchester United or Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.[LNB] The draw for the last eight is set to take place on Friday with Chelsea and Arsenal making up the English quartet still left in the competition.[LNB]Bayern are considered to be outsiders for the crown but the German champions signalled their intent by setting a Champions League record when they beat Sporting Lisbon 12-1 on aggregate in the last round.[LNB]The Bayern general manager also hoped that the draw would hand them a home tie in the second leg.[LNB]"I would prefer it if we didn't get Liverpool, because at the moment they are very, very strong," he said.[LNB]"I would also like it if we play our first match away and then come back to Munich for the second leg.[LNB]"To play a return leg at Manchester United's Old Trafford would not be very agreeable."[LNB]Bayern defender Philipp Lahm also admitted that he would like to avoid Rafa Benitez's men in the draw.[LNB]"Against a team like Liverpool for example, we are still missing something," he explained.[LNB]But manager Jurgen Klinsmann was in a more confident and defiant mood.[LNB]"We sent a clear signal to the competition that it will be necessary to take us into account. We are very hungry and we still want more," he insisted.[LNB]"Nobody, not even Manchester United or Liverpool, should take us lightly."[LNB]
