After fully 525 days away, and a year’s “demotion“ to the UEFA Cup, Bayern finally return to the Champions League fray away to Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday evening.The German champions are keen to get their campaign off to a positive start in the Romanian capital and hand coach Jürgen Klinsmann a successful debut in Europe’s top club competition. “It’s starting at last, and that’s terrific. I think we’re in peak condition,” Klinsmann declared ahead of the meeting with the ‘Bayern of Romanian football’. Contesting the Champions League was very special, the coach continued. “This is the crème de la crème of European football, and we want to play our part,” the 44-year-old said.
Describing himself as “delighted“ at the club’s return to the elite, chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has detected great eagerness among the players. “The team is really motivated after a year in the UEFA Cup, which was not to anyone’s taste. We’re back on the biggest stage there is, ready to show what Bayern are capable of”.
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