Bayern Munich vs Koln preview - Points, not goals, focus for Bayern - 7M sport

Bayern Munich vs Koln preview - Points, not goals, focus for Bayern



Posted Friday, February 27, 2015 by PA

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola would not be drawn on how many goals he expects his side to score against Cologne on Friday night, insisting that his priority is simply to pick up three more points.

Bayern have beaten Hamburg 8-0 and Paderborn 6-0 in their last two games and people are already speculating on how many they will put past Cologne, with a win apparently a foregone conclusion.

But Guardiola is not paying attention.

"I've got a great deal of respect for our opponents," Guardiola said at the pre-match press conference.

"Cologne have the second best record away from home and they are very well organised defensively.

"Every game is a different challenge and we've got to see what level we are currently at."

That level seems to be quite high with Bayern apparently back in gear after a difficult start to the year, which included a 4-1 defeat at Wolfsburg.

"I think we're good, but we can still improve of course," added Guardiola, raising the bar once again at the record German champions.

"We've been conceding very few chances and goals and we've been controlling games."

They will have to do without the injured Medhi Benatia, who Guardiola hopes to have back for next week's DFB-Pokal tie with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Cologne arrive with a good record at the Allianz Arena, having lost only once - 3-0 on their last visit - but won one and drawn three others.

"Anything can happen this weekend," said their coach Peter Stoger. "It could be an upset, and it could be a heavy beating.

"However, we've shown in our previous games against strong opponents that we can have faith in our compactness.

"The last thing we're going to do is give the game away before it's even been played. It's a huge challenge for us, but also a huge opportunity to do something extraordinary."



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