Real Madrid are Europe’s best team –Bayern Boss

Ahead of their Champions League quarter-final clash with Spanish giants Real Madrid, Bayern Munich’s Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has referred to the title holders as the most difficult team to play against in Europe.

He said in the ultimate ranking of the continent’s football, Madrid is number one in his opinion.

Bayern we drawn to play against the 11-time champions in the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League on March 17, with the Germans hosting the first leg of the tie in about two weeks.

But the German football chief is confident his side will be as well-equipped as they possibly can with former Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti in their dugout.

“With Carlo Ancelotti on the bench we can be confident in our biggest challenge this season so far; the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid,” Rummenigge told Bayern’s club magazine.

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“When Ian Rush made the draw, we already knew the title holder would be the most difficult challenge of all opponents.

“If you ask me for the ultimate ranking of European football, I still say that Real Madrid are number one. Real are a myth, the whole world knows the Blancos and gushes about them.”

Rummenigge was a former football winger, who had his greatest career success with the German club Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups.

Ultimately, Bayern will host the first leg on April 12, before heading to Santiago Bernabeu for the return fixture six days later.

 

 

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