Bayern Munich's sparkling 3-1 victory at Arsenal in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Tuesday confirmed the German side's focus is firmly set on making amends for two final defeats in the last three years.
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Bayern will be hoping their trip to London was not the last this season with the Champions League final being held in the English capital in May.
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"This was a superb performance, a top game from us," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said early on Wednesday as the team gathered in their London hotel. "Although we still have to have a lot of respect for the second leg in March.
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"But we have taken a big step. If we do not get distracted - and I believe we will not - then this could be a long run we have a ahead of us."
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Where other teams may have buckled under they weight of unfulfilled expectations after losing finals in Madrid in 2010 and more importantly last year in their home stadium, Bayern look to have become even stronger.
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A string of good transfers in the off-season, including holding midfielder Javi Martinez, who has formed an efficient partnership with Bastian Schweinsteiger, and top-scorer Mario Mandzukic have added considerable depth to their squad.
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They have now won all six of their games this year,
dominating each one from the start.
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Via supersport.com