Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn believes Saturday's crucial Bundesliga win at Freiburg was more difficult to attain than Tuesday evening's 3-1 home success over Arsenal in the Champions' League.
Bayern continued their good form with a hard-earned 1-0 win prompting Kahn to tell reporters after the game. "You either drop out of the race or win the championship in games like that. Before the match I knew it would be tough, a much harder job than against Arsenal. I wouldn’t know if Freiburg have played as good a half of football as that all season. They were fighting for their lives, but they weren’t as good after half-time because we were a shade better."
With title rivals Werder Bremen, Schalke, Stuttgart, and Bayer Leverkusen all out of or on the verge of elimination from European competition, Kahn added: "I don’t believe it’s a disadvantage if we stay in Europe. We’re used to it. I actually find it inspiring when I know there’s a big European evening coming up during the week."
However, with the Bavarians due to host the champions next weekend, Kahn was well aware of the significance of Bremen’s 4-0 thumping of Bochum: "Bremen are really on a roll at the moment. They’re scoring three, four, five goals a game, it’s unbelievable. We’ll really have to watch ourselves next Saturday."
For doomed Freiburg, coach Volker Finke had only praise: "My team gave everything it had and did what you have to do against overwhelming opponents. We were half a yard quicker and created some decent openings."
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Bayern continued their good form with a hard-earned 1-0 win prompting Kahn to tell reporters after the game. "You either drop out of the race or win the championship in games like that. Before the match I knew it would be tough, a much harder job than against Arsenal. I wouldn’t know if Freiburg have played as good a half of football as that all season. They were fighting for their lives, but they weren’t as good after half-time because we were a shade better."
With title rivals Werder Bremen, Schalke, Stuttgart, and Bayer Leverkusen all out of or on the verge of elimination from European competition, Kahn added: "I don’t believe it’s a disadvantage if we stay in Europe. We’re used to it. I actually find it inspiring when I know there’s a big European evening coming up during the week."
However, with the Bavarians due to host the champions next weekend, Kahn was well aware of the significance of Bremen’s 4-0 thumping of Bochum: "Bremen are really on a roll at the moment. They’re scoring three, four, five goals a game, it’s unbelievable. We’ll really have to watch ourselves next Saturday."
For doomed Freiburg, coach Volker Finke had only praise: "My team gave everything it had and did what you have to do against overwhelming opponents. We were half a yard quicker and created some decent openings."
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