adminBERLIN. — Pep Guardiola has said Bayern Munich will only beat Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League soccer semi-final with a vastly improved display after their lacklustre Bundesliga win at bottom-side Eintracht Braunschweig.
European champions Bayern ended a run of three Bundesliga games without victory with an unimpressive 2-0 win at Braunschweig on Saturday, four days before their semi-final, first-leg at Madrid’s Bernabeu.
“We won’t reach the Champions League final unless we put in a commanding performance against Real Madrid,” said Guardiola. “It’s not been easy for us after winning the German title, but we fought despite a difficult situation.” Having beaten Real in a penalty shoot-out in the 2012 Champions League semi-finals, Bayern have been dubbed “la bestia negra” — black beasts — by Real fans, but chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said they must prove themselves. — AFP.
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