Schweinsteiger ready for Arsenal battle

The Germany international stressed that his side knows how to win and are coming back into the competition stronger than ever following their last season’s disappointment.

Bayern Munich central midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has issued a warning to Arsenal FC that they will continue their winning run in the round of 16 clash at the Emirates Stadium. Jupp Heynckes’ men are placed at the top of the Bundesliga table by 15 points.

“In Munich we play to win. There’s a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect and we use it inside Bayern Munich,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.

“We say, ‘Mia san mia’. Literally it is, ‘We are we’, but it means, ‘We are who we are’. That’s not being very arrogant but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality,” he added.

“I still think about that night, of course. We didn’t feel under pressure because we were at home. We felt very lucky to have the final in Munich. We were motivated because it was at home. We felt it was better to be playing at home. It’s a pity we were not able to win,” he mused.

“We were the superior team. It all came down to penalties, just as it did for Chelsea when they lost to Manchester United in Moscow,” he stated.

“On the night, Chelsea showed 100 per cent of their ability and Bayern did not. With 110 minutes gone I looked up at the scoreboard and thought, ‘We have to win the game now’, but we could not do it,” he finally concluded.

Der FCB also topped the Group F by overcoming the challenge of Valencia. Last season they finished runner-up in the Champions League. Therefore, Schweinsteiger expressed his desire to win the knockout game.

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