Klinsmann relishing Champions League foray

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BERLIN (AFP) — Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he was relishing his first foray into the Champions League after the German giants drew Olympique Lyon, Fiorentina and Steaua Bucharest in the group stages.

Bayern last lifted the Champions League trophy in 2001, but were back in the pot for Thursday night's Champions League group-stage draw in Monte Carlo after spending last season in the UEFA Cup.

Having dominated German domestic football last season, Bayern's bosses want them to be one of the side's contesting the final in Rome's Olympic Stadium on May 27.

And for Bayern's Italian striker Luca Toni, the draw means a return to his former club Fiorentina on November 5.

"This group has plenty in it," said Klinsmann after hearing Bayern's Group...

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