We want to win the lot say Bayern after another rout sees them win Champions League group
4-0 victory over Olympiakos illustrates team’s desire says Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer says Bayern Munich demonstrated their insatiable desire for silverware by beating Olympiakos 4-0 with 10 men on Tuesday to reach the Champions League knockout stages as group winners.
Bayern raced into a 3-0 lead after just 20 minutes at the Allianz Arena thanks to goals by Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller before defender Holger Badstuber was sent off.
Bayern are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and looking strong in Europe after clinching top spot in Group F with a game to spare.
“We are always hungry, which we saw again tonight,” said Bayern's sporting director Sammer.
Few teams will fancy facing Bayern in the knockout rounds but captain Philipp Lahm said it was important for his side to ensure they progressed in first place, thereby avoiding a last-16 clash with other group winners including Barcelona.
“It brings the advantage in the last 16 that you play the second leg at home. It's a good way to finish the year.”
“For me that was no sending off, I wouldn't have blown the whistle,” he said.
Badstuber will miss Bayern's final group match away at Dinamo Zagreb in a fortnight.
Germany defender Jerome Boateng said his side showed they deserve to be top of the group having also routed Dinamo (5-0) and Arsenal (5-1) at the Allianz Arena in Europe this season.
“That was again another concentrated performance from us,” said the centre-back.
“Being first in the group is important and was always our goal. We have confirmed today that we deserve to be first.”
The 27-year-old World Cup winner, who joined the Bavarian giants from Manchester City in 2011, has a contract with Bayern until 2018 but says he would be happy to extend that deal.
“I can well imagine that happening. I have always said I feel really well at Bayern,” he said.