Bayern Munich, who face Liverpool away in a mouth-watering Champions League last 16 tie next month, insists it is not a problem having no direct back-up to their deadly centre-forward striker Robert Lewandowski. Nevertheless, head coach Niko Kovac insists a lack of cover up front is no problem despite Bayern lagging six points behind in the Bundesliga table and facing a crunch European tie at Liverpool on February 19. Kovac said he gave ‘absolutely no thought’ to raiding the transfer market before the window closed in Germany on Thursday at 1700 GMT. I am not worried.”Despite Kovac’s tongue-in-cheek quip, Bayern are in virtually the same position they found themselves before Wagner arrived in January 2018. The Germans, then coached by Carlo Ancelotti, lost the second leg 4-2 in Madrid, even with Lewandowski back in the team.

Source: Punch January 31, 2019 18:33 UTC