Bavaria head coach Niko Kovacs is convinced that the Munich players will beat Benfica and issue themselves a ticket to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.

"To get to the playoffs tomorrow we need only one point, but we want to win," said Kovacs.

"We want to spend the winter in the Champions League and tomorrow we intend to guarantee ourselves 1 / 8th. I’m sure the guys will play at their best. ".

“We understand that Benfica needs to win, but I don’t think that from the first minutes they will rush headlong”.

"Unfortunately, staffing problems are part of the situation in which we find ourselves. A lot of important players were injured.. At the moment we are worn out and must manage with what we have. We can win this game and we will win it. ".

The match of the fifth round of the Champions League group stage between Bavaria and Benfica will be held on Tuesday, November 27. The beginning of the meeting at 22: 0 Kyiv time.

Earlier it was reported that Bayern can dismiss Kovacs after the match with Benfica.