ITALY: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Inter Milan and Bayern Munich prepare for their Champions League Group B match

Record ID: 862083

  • Title: ITALY: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Inter Milan and Bayern Munich prepare for their Champions League Group B match
  • Date: 27th September 2006
  • Summary: MILAN, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 26, 2006) (REUTERS) VARIOUS FC BAYERN MUNICH TRAINING AT SAN SIRO STADIUM
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2006 13:00
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  • Location: Italy
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  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Sports
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  • Story Text: Inter coach Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday (September 26) his side needs a win over Bayern Munich to keep them on course for a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League.
    Inter lost their Group B opener against Sporting Lisbon 1-0 two weeks ago and are hoping to bounce back by beating the German champions at the San Siro stadium on Wednesday.
    "The match in Lisbon was our first and we lost. Now it's fundamental to get some points to avoid having to play catch-up," Mancini said at a training session in Appiano Gentile the day before the match.
    The showdown between the champions of Italy and Germany - their first since Bayern eliminated Inter in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup - comes a few days after both sides went top of their domestic leagues.
    Inter, who were awarded last season's Serie A title following Juventus's relegation to the second division in the match-fixing scandal, last led Serie A in February 2003.
    But their celebrations were tempered by an nervy 4-3 win over Chievo Verona in which they built up a four-goal cushion only to let their concentration slip and concede three goals in the final 15 minutes.
    Inter will start Wednesday's match without two of their best midfielders. Argentine international Esteban Cambiasso is sidelined with a thigh injury, while Patrick Vieira is suspended following his sending-off against Sporting.
    "Considering the Inter game that took place in Lisbon where it was obvious that the team has still to work on improvements, I can say that we have good chances to win", said Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath at the team's training session at San Siro.
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