Rummenigge: Tough but attractive draw

(GSM) – Bayern München faces Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals in what will be a repeat of the 1999 final won by the Red Devils.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge spoke of a “tough but attractive draw”, although he admits United will be expected to go through to the last four.

“Manchester are a team who are ranked right at the top,” he said on his club’s website. “We will have to push ourselves to our limits and possibly even beyond to go through.

“Manchester are the favourites, but that is where the attraction lies: to try to beat a favourite.”

Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud reacted a bit disappointed after his side was pitted against fellow French side Olympique Lyon.

“I’m a little bit disappointed,” he told Eurosport. “We talked a lot about it before, about the possibility of this.

“But we have to take what we take and we just have to get on with it and deal with it. It’s going to be a great night and means there will be a French team in the semi-finals and that’s something for French football to celebrate.

“If both clubs play to their potential it’s going to be a great night not just for our fans but also for football fans around the world.”