Winning Big Time

The entire Bayern Munich squad arrived in Milan the night before the match.

After completing their training in Munich, the team packed up and set off for the away game.

As usual, the familiar team bus came to pick them up. They checked into a five-star hotel in Milan, and the entire itinerary was kept strictly confidential. Many media reporters did not even know where Bayern was staying.

After arriving at the hotel, the coaching staff arranged for the players to watch a match recording.

It was the match in which AC Milan narrowly defeated Udinese 3–2 at home.

The match had just taken place and was still fresh, so everyone at Bayern focused on different points according to their positions. Some paid attention to the defenders, while others watched the attackers.

Bayern had sent out all their key players this time. Even so, not even the players themselves knew who would start.

Ribéry in particular had performed well in the previous two or three matches, but whether he would be named in the starting lineup remained undecided.

Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos, the two youngsters, had also performed exceptionally well this season and were both qualified to start.

After watching the recording, the players returned to their rooms and went to sleep.

The next morning, a piece of news appeared in the Italian media.

AC Milan head coach Leon had given an interview to Milan Sports Daily, in which he discussed this highly anticipated match.

First, he expressed his respect for Heynckes. He then said that he was very familiar with Bayern, because Bayern had been the most dominant team in European football over the past two or three seasons. He believed that he understood Bayern.

"They had many injured players before, but they've all gradually recovered now. Their