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| The German giants train ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League semi against Lyon |
Striker Serge Gnabry insists there will be no complacency from Bayern Munich as they face Lyon for a place in the Champions League final.
The German giants are now the overwhelming favourites to win the reformatted mini-tournament in Portugal after powering into the semi-finals by thrashing Barcelona 8-2 last week.
Their next opponents are the unfancied French side who finished seventh in Ligue 1 this year, but after Les Gonesโ victories over Juventus and Manchester City, Gnabry is taking nothing for granted.
The former Arsenal player, who scored one of the eight against Barca, said: โIf you look at the match against Barcelona then, yes, it was an exclamation mark โ everyone heard about this result.
โBut this a different match. It is a semi-final. Theyโll be well prepared, it will be no walk in the park. We have to focus and be ready from the first minute.
โWe know theyโve beaten Juventus, theyโve beaten Manchester City and both those teams were favourites. It looks like weโre favourites now and we have to be careful.
โEvery single player was surprised by the result (against Barcelona), we couldnโt believe it, but we want to achieve more. We want to win.โ
Bayern are chasing their sixth European crown and their first since 2013.
Coach Hans-Dieter Flick, who has already guided the Bavarians to a Bundesliga and cup double this year, is determined to maintain the momentum.
Flick said at a press conference: โI am relaxed because I know my team is greatly focused and have great objectives.
โBut we all know it is one match which starts at 0-0 and we have to play 90 minutes with the same drive and intensity as we did against Barcelona.โ
Lyonโs victory over City took them into the semi-finals for only the second time in their history after their loss to Bayern at the last-four stage in 2010.
Rudi Garciaโs side are rank outsiders but striker Maxwel Cornet, who scored the opener against City, is enjoying the ride.
The Ivory Coast international told uefa.com: โWeโve knocked out some really big teams, the likes of Juventus and Manchester City. That shows weโre every bit as good as those teams.
โWe mustnโt get carried away, we have to keep our feet on the ground and continue to work hard. The most important thing is to focus on ourselves.
โWeโre making the most of the moment. Weโre going to give our all out there again and, of course, weโre still hungry.โ
REUTERS
