Bayern Munich will host Juventus at Allianz Arena in the second leg of their round of 16 tie in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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The Italians, who came from 2-0 down to draw the first leg 2-2 at home, will also be without striker Paulo Dybala and midfielder Claudio Marchisio.
“We’ll have to play an excellent game and defend well in the first instance”.
“To score four goals against an Italian side, wow, compliments to my team”, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said.
He will be up against Bayern hot-shots Robert Lewandowski (34) and Thomas Mueller (27) who have scored 61 goals between them this season in all competition.
“It’s a shame, we are upset, but have to put this aside because on Sunday there’s the Turin Derby and then the break will let us recover some of the injured players”. That was Juventus going into the half time with an aggregate lead of 4-2 and Bayern having it all to do in the second half.
Speaking to the press ahead of the game, Bayern manager Josep Guardiola praised his opponents and explained that his roster of star players understands that Juventus are a team that can cause many problems for the German side today. Imagine if they had scored the third goal, that would have been it. But it was us who scored and we took charge.
Alcantara, a substitute in extra time for Franck Ribery, swapped passes and beat Neuer, before Coman secured the victory two minutes later by curling a shot past Gianluigi Buffon. The speed, shiftiness, and knack for scoring he showed off on his goal today are the very qualities that have catapulted him from promising young Juve prospect to legitimate Bayern stud.
Bay Munich plays in the German Bundesliga and is now first on the table with 66 points in the 26 games played so far, five points clear of the second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
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With the first leg evenly poised at 2-2, Bayern had the home advantage. We played with a lot of personality and should have made it 3-0 when we had the chance. “We always knew we could get back in it, even if we were still two goals down late on”.
