O. Hitzfeld: "Real" unable to defend themselves" © EuroFootball.com

"The head coach of Bayern Munich Ottmar Hitzfeld, before the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match against Real Madrid on Wednesday, stated that the Royal club cannot defend themselves and that will help the German team to overturn a 3-2 deficit from the first leg.

"The coach cannot organize the defense. Fabio Capello, a master of defensive tactics," - said the German to the "Frankfurter Allgemeine" newspaper. - "I know that 'Real' is vulnerable."

"Our chances of progressing are greater than 50 percent," said O. Hitzfeld. "We have already shown how to press their defenders to expose weaknesses."

The German also added that although the captain of the Italian national team Fabio Cannavaro was the best player of the last year, the central defense is a vulnerable spot for Real.

Although this year Bayern Munich is not impressing fans with their performance in the German championship, they defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2 on Saturday and, taking advantage of the leaders' failures, increased their chances of defending the champions title.