I think when you reached the Champions League quarter-finals that you can expect big opponents. These are the best eight teams in Europe this season. This includes FC Bayern.
That's great for us. We qualified through Lazio
and now we have Arsenal. We have the first game in London, and the second leg in our beautiful Allianz Arena. Hopefully, you don't have to catch up, but rather be able to refine it after a good first leg. That is the big goal we have. We want to get to the semi-finals, even if Arsenal are among the top clubs in Europe, without question. We meet the current leader, now in the Premier League,
together with City and Liverpool, which for years, now constant for two and a half years play at the top, in the most difficult league in the world and which is a very homogeneou are very dangerous team,
who score a lot of goals and get a lot of points
in recent years - that is for sure
a very, very difficult draw. And at the same time, Arsenal, of course, is a team who both from their playing culture - this offensive, playful -
as well as their players is a team that the fans in combination with us, I think
will deliver two exciting games. And yet, I think we have
with the second leg in Munich also good chances,
then to move forward. They know,
what kind of team we have what kind of club FC Bayern is. We know the same thing
also about Arsenal. I think everyone is looking forward to
a game at Arsenal. It's a great atmosphere. Of course they have good players,
a good team, and I believe a different team, than was the case back then, just 2013 or even
in the last two duels 2016/17. It definitely will be a very exciting duel, but we are looking forward to this task and we are happy too,
that we can play this game and also against a very good team. You also saw it now against FC Porto: If you're resisting really good and also intensively and defend it,
then it's not too easy for them - and we simply have to
be brave, have confidence in ourselves. But I think, a high intensity in the games will be very important,
also in the duels. Obviously, my first impression is that it’s a funny one. Going back to England so soon after arriving here and, obviously, going back to North-London as well. It’s a great opportunity for us to test ourselves and to show our quality. A really difficult draw
but an attractive one. I think we can look forward to two
really interesting football games. This is definitely one tough draw, but, okay, the challenge is big
and we will need our top level and we will travel to win at Arsenal. Now you the squad situation is easing - verletzte Spieler kommen zurück, the squad situation is easing - and now we can also look forward to these games,
focus, but also be happy and yes:
Our goal is to proceed.