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Bayern Munich supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is a massive fan of the new format in the Champions League. Start last season, the Group Stage was replaced by the League Phase and Rummenigge thinks it has been a wild success.
”The new Champions League format is a clear improvement. In the old group stage, everything was often already decided after the fourth matchday. Bayern were regularly qualified, and there were one or two meaningless games,” Rummenigge told Deutschen Presse-Agentur (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “I’m a football fan in the first place. The mere fact that four top teams - Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain - had to go through the playoffs last season was proof to me of how much more exciting this format is.
“The big teams have understood that they have to give everything from the start to get into the top eight – because that’s what everyone wants. A year ago, a lot of things were still new; some top clubs were taking a more relaxed approach to one or two matches. I expect a clear learning curve now. For fans, the league phase is now much more emotional. They’re constantly checking their phones: Where’s Bayern? Where’s Real Madrid? UEFA has pulled off a real coup with this.”
Bayern Munich will kick off its UCL season later today. Will the Bavarians be ready for Chelsea?
Bayern Munich will square off with Chelsea in the Champions League at the Allianz Arena in what will surely be an electric atmosphere.
Germany’s biggest club will host a traditional English power…what else can you ask for? Let’s stop wasting time and get into this showdown between two of the more dangerous teams in the competition:
- What a crazy way to start the Champions League
- What to watch for with Chelsea — this team is loaded, but also does have a couple of injuries to deal with.
- A look at Bayern Munich’s injury situation as Vincent Kompany appears to have settled into his starting XI for big matches.
- A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI.
- A prediction on the match.
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