Monday, April 4, 2016

Bayern out to reach 5th straight Champions League semifinal (The Associated Press)

Bayern players from left to right: Philipp Lahm, Javier Martnez, Xabi Alonso, Franck Ribery, goalie Manuel Neuer, and Thomas Mueller celebarte after defeating Frankfurt during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt in Munich,germany, Saturday April. 2, 2016. (Tobias Hase/dpa via AP)

Bayern Munich hosts Benfica for the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, aiming to leave the second leg a mere formality in reaching the club's fifth consecutive semifinal. Confidence is high among Bayern's players and fans of getting past the Portuguese league leader and moving another step closer to repeating the 2013 feat of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup victories. Benfica is bidding to reach the final four for the first time since 1990.


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