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Far from experiencing their best season, Munich's "Bayern" prepared very well for the Champions League round of 16 match against Milan's "Inter" - on Sunday, in the German championship, the "Hamburg" club was crushed by a score of 6-0.
Although they won the first match at the "San Siro" stadium 1-0, "Bayern" players have not been able to demonstrate such good play on the national front so far - they suffered three losses in eight days. The consequence of this - coach Louis van Gaal confirmed his departure after the season.
"One day we play very badly and everything is just a disaster. The next day - we become a super team. Unfortunately, that's football," said "Bayern" leader Arjen Robben. And added: "The match against 'Hamburg' was great - you saw our real face there."
Another Munich team legionnaire Franck Ribery hopes that this recent victory will help change the course of the season in the right direction: "It was an important evening for us and the fans. We had to bounce back from the difficulties we've experienced recently. On Tuesday, we need to prove once again that we can play well."
Meanwhile, "Inter" arrives in Germany today with a full squad, although defender Lucio may not appear on the field due to a minor injury suffered in the match against "Brescia."
A few years ago, the Brazilian who wore the "Bayern" jersey joins Thiago Motta, Esteban Cambiasso, and Cristian Chivu, who are also not guaranteed to take the field.
The team will not be helped by Diego Milito, Walter Samuel, and David Suazo who are still recovering from injuries.
Coach Leonardo believed in his players' victory: "I am optimistic because I know the psychological strength of these footballers. The first match could have ended with a completely different result, so it would not be a surprise if we win now.
"The hosts will be satisfied with a 0-0 result, but that will not be the case."
Possible starting lineups:
"Bayern": Kraft; Lahm, Pranjic, Badstuber, Gustavo; Ribery, Tymoshchuk, Schweinsteiger, Robben; Mueller, Gomez.
"Inter": Julio Cesar; Maicon, Cordoba, Ranocchia, Chivu; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Stankovic; Sneijder; Pandev, Eto'o."
