Mourinho praises Bayern ahead of Super Cup clash
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho
has praised treble-winning Bayern Munich
ahead of Friday’s UEFA Super Cup clash and
said he wants to measure his side against
the European champions.
Bayern became the first German team to win
the treble of league, cup and Champions
League titles last season under previous
coach Jupp Heynckes, winning the
Bundesliga by 25 points while breaking or
equalling 25 league records.
Chelsea, who won last season’s Europa
League title, square off against Pep
Guardiola-coached Bayern at Prague’s Eden
Arena stadium and the 50-year-old
Mourinho was full of praise for the
Bavarians’ achievements.
“With Bayern, what impresses me was
always the difficulty of achieving a treble
and only great teams with a great mentality
and fantastic football qualities manage it,”
Mourinho, who is back at Stamford Bridge
after three years coaching Real Madrid, told
UEFA.com.
“To keep that level and that ambition in all
three competitions was fantastic, it was
remarkable, it was unbelievable work by Mr
Heynckes.
“Of course I was impressed by the way they
performed all last season.”
The Prague showdown will see former Real
boss Mourinho continue his rivalry with ex-
Barcelona coach Guardiola, who took charge
of Bayern in June after winning 14 titles in
four years at the Camp Nou between 2008
and 2012.
With the group stages of this season’s
Champions League to be drawn on
Thursday, Mourinho said he is looking
forward to seeing how his side measure up
against Bayern, 24 hours after they discover
their European opponents.
“To play against the best team in the world
in the last year is a big challenge for us,”
said Mourinho after Chelsea beat Bayern in
Munich in the 2012 Champions League final.
“It is good for us to measure where we are
in terms of playing against the best, because
on that day we will know (our draw for) the
group phase of the Champions League and
it’s a big target for us to go through the
group phase.”
Chelsea are top of England’s Premier League
with seven points from their first three
games after drawing with Manchester
United on Monday while Bayern are at
Freiburg on Tuesday in the Bundesliga.
They trail Borussia Dortmund and Bayer
Leverkusen only on goal difference with all
three clubs having won their opening trio of
fixtures.
has praised treble-winning Bayern Munich
ahead of Friday’s UEFA Super Cup clash and
said he wants to measure his side against
the European champions.
Bayern became the first German team to win
the treble of league, cup and Champions
League titles last season under previous
coach Jupp Heynckes, winning the
Bundesliga by 25 points while breaking or
equalling 25 league records.
Chelsea, who won last season’s Europa
League title, square off against Pep
Guardiola-coached Bayern at Prague’s Eden
Arena stadium and the 50-year-old
Mourinho was full of praise for the
Bavarians’ achievements.
“With Bayern, what impresses me was
always the difficulty of achieving a treble
and only great teams with a great mentality
and fantastic football qualities manage it,”
Mourinho, who is back at Stamford Bridge
after three years coaching Real Madrid, told
UEFA.com.
“To keep that level and that ambition in all
three competitions was fantastic, it was
remarkable, it was unbelievable work by Mr
Heynckes.
“Of course I was impressed by the way they
performed all last season.”
The Prague showdown will see former Real
boss Mourinho continue his rivalry with ex-
Barcelona coach Guardiola, who took charge
of Bayern in June after winning 14 titles in
four years at the Camp Nou between 2008
and 2012.
With the group stages of this season’s
Champions League to be drawn on
Thursday, Mourinho said he is looking
forward to seeing how his side measure up
against Bayern, 24 hours after they discover
their European opponents.
“To play against the best team in the world
in the last year is a big challenge for us,”
said Mourinho after Chelsea beat Bayern in
Munich in the 2012 Champions League final.
“It is good for us to measure where we are
in terms of playing against the best, because
on that day we will know (our draw for) the
group phase of the Champions League and
it’s a big target for us to go through the
group phase.”
Chelsea are top of England’s Premier League
with seven points from their first three
games after drawing with Manchester
United on Monday while Bayern are at
Freiburg on Tuesday in the Bundesliga.
They trail Borussia Dortmund and Bayer
Leverkusen only on goal difference with all
three clubs having won their opening trio of
fixtures.
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