GERMANY: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Bayern Munich prepare to take on FC Cologne in their final match of the Bundesliga, as the German Cup and Champions League finals loom

Record ID: 860822

  • Title: GERMANY: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Bayern Munich prepare to take on FC Cologne in their final match of the Bundesliga, as the German Cup and Champions League finals loom
  • Date: 3rd May 2012
  • Summary: MUNICH, GERMANY (MAY 2, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF TEAM BASE OF FC BAYERN MUNICH CLOSE OF ENTRANCE WITH FC BAYERN MUNICH LOGO DEFENDER DANIEL VAN BUYTEN ON PITCH CHIEF COACH JUPP HEYNCKES GREETING PLAYERS STRIKER ARJEN ROBBEN ARRIVING FOR TRAINING SESSION ROBBEN VARIOUS OF BACK OF FAN WEARING RIBERY JERSEY VARIOUS OF WARM-UP SESSION HEYNCKES TALKING TO OTHER COACH STRIKER IVICA OLIC AND MIDFIELDER BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER DURING TRAINING MORE OF TRAINING SESSION VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER MANUEL NEUER AND HANS-JOERG BUTT TRAINING FANS WATCHING TEAM TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (German) FAN SASCHA HORN, SAYING: "No, I think that we are going to win and that we will play the right way. To try again in the defence, Timoschtschuk, I think. But I think, we will win in Cologne."
  • Embargoed: 18th May 2012 13:00
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  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Sports
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  • Story Text: German club Bayern Munich took to the pitch on Wednesday (May 2) to train for their final Bundesliga match of the season.
    Bayern, who have narrowly failed to win the top German league, will play FC Cologne, who are facing relegation, on Saturday (May 3).
    Coach Jupp Heynckes is expected to put his top players on the pitch this weekend, in a test run for the German Cup final, which they will play against Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund on May 12.
    Fans watching the training session ahead of the match against Cologne felt positive about the outcome.
    "No, I think that we are going to win and that we will play the right way. To try again in the defence, Timoschtschuk, I think. But I think, we will win in Cologne," Bayern Munich fan Sascha Horn said. "I think it will be something in the middle. They will try to win to not mislead the competition. I think it is likely that they win, but maybe only in the last moments, as they are not going to put in all their strength," Christian Stenzel added.
    Bayern will take on English club Chelsea on May 19 in the final of the Champions League. As the match will be played in Munich, Bayern will be aiming to become the first team to win the competition at their home venue.
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