BAYERN MUNICH geared up for their Champions League clash against Besiktas by training in the freezing cold – with Thomas Muller declaring his manager is spoilt for choice with players at his disposal.
Jupp Heynckes pushed his squad to the limits ahead of their match against the Turkish side in the Round of 16 first leg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.
Speaking prior to the game, Muller said: “The coach is in that famous old situation of being spoilt for choice.
“When we’re all fit, we’ve got plenty of really good players.”
Among those players vying to start will be club veterans Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben who both took part today.
While James Rodriguez will be looking to carry on his fine form for Munich, with his dad recently declaring he did the right thing to leave Real Madrid last summer.
Speaking of his son, Wilson said: “He is very happy in Germany.
“I see him living a calm and cheerful life and it’s incredibly important for him to perform on the pitch.
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“He loves Real Madrid a lot, I don’t think anybody can ever doubt that.
“But the best thing he could do was leave the team.”
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Other stars looking to be included in the starting XI are the likes of David Alaba, Arturo Vidal and Joshua Kimmich, who have all established themselves as key men for the Germans.
While Robert Lewandowski is likely to lead the line once again for the Bundesliga giants, with his goalscoring exploits showing no signs of slowing down.
The 29-year-old has banged in 27 goals in all competitions this season, recently netting a last-gasp winner against Wolfsburg on Saturday in a 2-1 win.
Bayern – the five-time European champions – were knocked out of the quarter-final stages last year, but after picking up 13 consecutive wins, they’re a side high on confidence.
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