Van Gaal prefers Inter in Champions League final

(GSM) – Bayern München coach Louis van Gaal had some sweet words for his side after they beat Olympique Lyon 3-0 to reach the UEFA Champions League final. “I am very proud of my team,” said the Dutch tactician who would prefer to face Internazionale in the final.

A hat-trick from Ivica Olic secured a 4-0 aggregate win, which was the biggest winning margin in a Champions League semi-final since Juventus beat van Gaal’s Ajax 6-2 in the 1996/97 competition.

Bayern pulled of an excellent performance at the Stade Gerland and impressed Van Gaal who was full of praise after the match.

“We played a great match,” said the the former Barcelona manager, who will now seek to become only the third coach after Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld to lead two different sides to European Cup glory.

“We were well-positioned in attack as well as defence. If we play like that until the end we will be very hard to beat. We only gave them two chances, which they couldn’t take. I am very proud of my team.”

Bayern will contest the final with either Barcelona or Inter Milan, who lead 3-1 ahead of the resumption of their semi-final in Barcelona.

“Nine times out of 10, Barcelona would beat us, but we would still have our chances,” said van Gaal. “We would prefer to play Inter. It would be good to do a press conference with my friend Jose Mourinho.”