Bayern hoping to avoid Liverpool
Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness believes the rest of Europe will have sat up and taken note of his side's record 12-1 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, making his club one of the least attractive opponents in the quarter-finals.
Having won 5-0 in Portugal a fortnight ago, the Bundesliga side demolished Sporting 7-1 to create a new Champions League record win and book Bayern a place in the last eight along with Liverpool, Chelsea and Villarreal.
"Our results have certainly earned us a lot of respect," said Hoeness. "The other teams will certainly see videos of our games and ask themselves 'hold on a minute, what's going on there?'"
Hoeness feels many clubs would be happy to avoid Bayern in the quarter-final draw, but he does not mind who his team gets, claiming "nobody fears anybody in the Champions League".
However, he did admit he would prefer to avoid Liverpool who stunned Real Madrid 4-0 on Tuesday night.
"I certainly don't want to play against Liverpool," he said. "I think they are very, very strong at the moment.:thumbsup:
"Liverpool have no chance of winning their league anymore and that enables them to concentrate on the Champions League.
"The important thing would be to play the first leg away. That would be a huge advantage.
"I would not like to have to play first at home to Manchester United and then go to Old Trafford.
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