Pep laughs off Neuer to City reports
11 Dec 2013 7:09 AM IST
Bayern host Manchester City at Munich’s Allianz Arena with the Premier League side needing to win at least 3-0 to knock the hosts from first place in Group D with both sides already through to the knock-out stages.
Guardiola has said he is deadly serious about the Bavarians’ intentions of beating City to become only the sixth team in Champions League history to emerge from the group stages with a 100 per cent record from the six games.
But the Spaniard laughed off British media reports that City have tabled a huge bid for Neuer, the rock in the Bayern defence which has leaked just nine goals in 20 Bundesliga and Champions League games this season. “No chance,” said Guardiola succinctly with Neuer under contract until June 2016.
Ribery named French player of the year
PARIS: Franck Ribery, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA-Ballon d’Or award, was named French Player of the Year on Tuesday by France Football magazine. The Bayern Munich winger beat midfield duo Paul Pogba of Juventus and Paris St Germain’s Blaise Matuidi in a poll of past and present French players.
“I now have to go get Thierry Henry’s record,” Ribery, who has now won the prize three times to Henry’s five, told France Football.
Ribery, who won the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the German Cup with Bayern this year, was named on a three-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or.
Guardiola has said he is deadly serious about the Bavarians’ intentions of beating City to become only the sixth team in Champions League history to emerge from the group stages with a 100 per cent record from the six games.
But the Spaniard laughed off British media reports that City have tabled a huge bid for Neuer, the rock in the Bayern defence which has leaked just nine goals in 20 Bundesliga and Champions League games this season. “No chance,” said Guardiola succinctly with Neuer under contract until June 2016.
Ribery named French player of the year
PARIS: Franck Ribery, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA-Ballon d’Or award, was named French Player of the Year on Tuesday by France Football magazine. The Bayern Munich winger beat midfield duo Paul Pogba of Juventus and Paris St Germain’s Blaise Matuidi in a poll of past and present French players.
“I now have to go get Thierry Henry’s record,” Ribery, who has now won the prize three times to Henry’s five, told France Football.
Ribery, who won the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the German Cup with Bayern this year, was named on a three-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or.
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