Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has a lot of respect for Bayern Munich and knows that it will be a battle in the Champions League.
“(Wednesday) we have the first game against a fantastic team that’s probably one of the 3-4 favorites for the competition. But we’ll try to do our job in the best way,” Maresca said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Bayern Munich is a team that already showed last year that they are very close and can compete to win this competition. This is my personal view. I see them together
with 3-4 other clubs as the favourites to win the competition.”
When asked if Bayern Munich’s loan deal for Nicolas Jackson could be a blow to Chelsea because Jackson might be able to give some tactical insight, Maresca did not seem overly concerned.
“Maybe it could be a small advantage. Because he [Kompany] can ask Nico about the way we work and prepare. Nico was with us the entire season so he knows exactly the way we approach games. We’ll see anyway,” Maresca said.
Jackson likely will not play a big role against his parent club, but — in the right circumstance — could use his institutional knowledge to help the Bavarians.
Bayern Munich will square off with Chelsea in the Champions League at the Allianz Arena in what will surely be an electric atmosphere.
Germany’s biggest club will host a traditional English power…what else can you ask for? Let’s stop wasting time and get into this showdown between two of the more dangerous teams in the competition:
- What a crazy way to start the Champions League
- What to watch for with Chelsea — this team is loaded, but also does have a couple of injuries to deal with.
- A look at Bayern Munich’s injury situation as Vincent Kompany appears to have settled into his starting XI for big matches.
- A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI.
- A prediction on the match.
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