Franck Ribery cannot wait for Bayern Munich’s Champions League clash against PSG with the French veteran insisting he will not retire even if the Germans win this season’s European title.
Bayerwill play at Hoffenheim on Saturday in the Bundesliga, but begin their Champions League campaign at home to Anderlecht next Tuesday having also found themeselves in a group with Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic, who face the French league giants in Glasgow on the same day.
“Paris is a lot stronger than last season, it will be a super game. I hope we are all in top form.
And we need to go out thinking ‘we’re Bayern. We fear no one. Wherever we play, we win’,” Ribery told German daily Bild.
“Anyone who fears Paris, stays in Munich.”
“I can only say that those responsible need to understand again that playing football is a joy, it’s fun and you play for your shirt and for the fans,” he commented.
“I don’t know what I’d have been worth when I was 25, perhaps a lot of money, but it doesn’t matter.
“When I wanted to be a professional, my aim was to play on television, so my family could see me. I didn’t play for money.”
“I want to win the Champions League once more. That is my dream! That is my adrenalin, my motivation,” he said.
“I also can’t say if this will be my last season.
“I am fit and healthy, I can still play for two or three years. I love football. I don’t want to sit at home, I want to play.”
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