The coach of Bayern Munich, Josep Guardiola has made compliments to tonight`s opponent in the quarterfinals of the Champions League-Benfica. According to him, because of the excellent defense of the Portuguese would not be proper to his team as the favorite in the clash.
There is no doubt that all the bookmakers give precedence to the Bavarians, not only for the first date but even for the two meetings. If Bayern sides its Portuguese opponent, then it will mean the fifth consecutive semi-final in the Champions League for it. So far, however, it has made only one Benfica loss in all tournaments according 24footballtips.com - Atletico Madrid 4 months ago - and since then has won 17 of 19 games. The Eagles have scored only 13 hits in the number of meetings, which gives cause for reflection on Guardiola.
`I don`t feel like favorites after we watched some of their games.`, commented Guardiola. `It will be an equivalent match, they really impressed me. I do not believe Bayern for a favorite. We will find it difficult to get to the semi-finals.`
`Benfica defends very aggressively. Their protective box is one of the best in Europe. They almost do not allow chances in front of the door. Have quick players in attack and that makes them very dangerous. In addition to playing with the head. In their team, it can be seen a lot of quality.`, added the Spanish professional.
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