After years of drought, Ottmar Hitzfeld sees the Bundesliga again in the ascendant. The Ex-coach of FC Bayern puts them on a level with the title of Sekabet collectors, to the Spanish League.

Stuttgart – The former successful coach Ottmar Hitzfeld looks to be the German football after a weak preseason currently clearly on the upswing. “The German football after the Premier League, still in second place in Europe, maybe together with Spain. Germany has caught up again,” said the 69-Year-old the German press Agency. “It is always good if there is a crash, it’s because, in retrospect, the concentration is there.”

German CL-opponent: Hitzfeld analysed British Trio

FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 three Bundesliga clubs have managed to qualify for the last sixteen of the Champions League*. There you will meet the beginning of 2019, the English Topclubs FC Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. The quarter-finals should be able to trust Hitzfeld, the German Teams. “If you can turn off the English Clubs, then you can win the Champions League. Time will tell so now,” said the former coach of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

The hardest thing has caught, in his opinion, the FC Bayern. “Liverpool is the leader of the Premier League. But also Chelsea are playing against Manchester City, had anything other than luck of the draw. Tottenham is also strong, but not to compare with Liverpool or City.” In the pre-season, only Bayern had survived the group stage of the Premier class.

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