- Title: 'Bayern are made to win every game,' says coach Niko Kovac
- Date: 21st October 2019
- Summary: PIRAEUS, GREECE (OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BAYERN MUNICH DURING TRAINING SESSION BAYERN MUNICH'S SERGE GNABRY TRAINING BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS TRAINING VARIOUS OF BAYERN MUNICH'S GOALKEEPER, MANUEL NEUER, TRAINING BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS WARMING UP BAYERN MUNICH'S PHILIPPE COUTINHO WARMING UP NEXT TO BAYERN MUNICH COACH NIKO KOVAC BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS WARMING UP VARIOUS OF BAYERN MUNICH COACH NIKO KOVAC, SEATED IN PANEL DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH COACH NIKO KOVAC, SAYING: (TRANSLATION VIA OFFICIAL INTERPRETER) "Certainly I want to win every game, Bayern is made to win every game, but tomorrow we are playing against a strong opponent who overturned a 0-2 score in the game with Tottenham and achieved a 2-2 score. They (Olympiakos) will have the support of the people who very strongly support their team. It will be a hard game, I want to see the course of the game, of course, but I will not consider the possibility of my team losing beforehand." KOVAC, SEATED IN PANEL DURING NEWS CONFERENCE KOVAC STANDING UP AND LEAVING VARIOUS OF BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS WARMING UP VARIOUS OF BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS RUNNING BAYERN MUNICH'S SERGE GNABRY RUNNING BAYERN MUNICH PLAYERS RUNNING VARIOUS OF OLYMPIAKOS PIRAEUS COACH, PEDRO MARTINS, SEATED IN PANEL DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) OLYMPIAKOS PIRAEUS COACH PEDRO MARTINS, SAYING: (TRANSLATION VIA OFFICIAL INTERPRETER) "I have already said that tomorrow we will play and fight for the win like we do in every game. We are aware of the difficulty and the size of our opponent, but Olympiakos and everyone in Olympiakos must always believe in themselves and always play with confidence, and play with the sole target to win. Personally I believe in Olympiakos, our players believe in Olympiakos, everyone does, and we are sure that our supporters do as well. Tomorrow we will see a great soccer match, a beautiful game, against a team that we know is very strong and a lot of times during the game they will force us to play defence but we believe in ourselves. All possibilities are open as long as you have courage, soul, you fight hard and believe." MARTINS STANDING UP AND LEAVING
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- Keywords: Greece soccer Bayern Munich Olympiakos Champions League Niko Kovac
- Location: PIRAEUS, GREECE
- City: PIRAEUS, GREECE
- Country: Greece
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001B21JB5R
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- Story Text:Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac said on Monday (October 21) that Bayern is 'made to win every game' as his team prepare to face Greek side Olympiakos in the Champions League.
The Greek side has only one point from its previous two opening matches, drawing with Tottenham Hotspur and losing 3-1 to Red Star Belgrade. Yassine Benzia will miss out on Tuesday's match following a suspension.
Bayern are at the top of group B with six points and looking to strengthen their position.
The two teams last met in 2015 with Bayern clinching victory in both matches.
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