The
UEFA Champions League round of 16 brings on Wednesday the fixture between
FC Bayern München and
ACF Fiorentina. The Munich will win the first leg to lay the foundation for the quarterfinal.
FC Bayern München qualified as second of Group A for the UEFA Champions League knock-out stage. Bayern won the last group game at Juventus Turin with 4:1. Therewith they become second ahead Juventus and advanced to the round of 16. Bayern München is since 14 regular games (11 Bundesliga, 2 Champions League, 1 DFB Cup) unbeaten. The last defeat was on 3 November, 2009 with 0:2 at home against Girondins Bordeaux. In the national championship the team of manager Louis van Gaal has won the last 9 games, in the league table they are equal on points with leader Bayer Leverkusen.
ACF Fiorentina qualified as winner of Group E for the round of 16. The Italians lost their opening fixture at Olympique Lyon with 0:1, but then Fiorentina won 5 games in a row. They won both duels against FC Liverpool (2:0, 2:1) and Debreceni VSC (4:3, 5:2) and also the second leg against Lyon (1:0). Fiorentina scored 14 goals in the 6 group games and therewith the second most behind Real Madrid (15). In the national championship ACF Fiorentina has not won the last 5 games (1 draw, 4 defeats). So they are fallen back on table rank 11. The last round brought a 0:2 defeat at Sampdoria Genua.
Bayern and Fiorentina met also in the Champions League 2008/09, at that time in the group stage. Bayern won the first leg in Munich with 3:0, the second leg in Florence ended 1:1 drawn.
FC Bayern München gegen ACF Fiorentina
UEFA Champions League: Round of 16, first leg
Wednesday, 17.02.2010, 8:45 pm CET
Munich, Allianz Arena
My tip: Bayern München will continue their run and win the first leg against Fiorentina.
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