The 22 times Bundesliga champions are currently in the country to warm up ahead of the second leg of the competition and are set to play against the Indian National team at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium tomorrow in the capital. Even though its the club’s third visit to the country, it is for the first time that they are bringing a full strength squad featuring the likes of Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller and Franck Ribery. Lahm admitted that his side is comparatively unaware of football in India, adding that they have seen Indian cricket team in action though.
The press room broke into laughter when an embarrassed Bastian Schweinsteiger joked that he is looking forward to check out Indian women more than Indian cuisine. The creative midfielder added that he has fully recovered from his shoulder injury.
Anyways, we would like to test them. We are here to play attractive football and to show what a top European club is all about.”
Bhutia, at his witty best chipped in:
In reply to Sportskeeda reporter Siddharth Sharma‘s question regarding the veteran’s fitness, Bhutia said:
Replying to Siddharth’s another question, Indian coach Savio Medeira revealed that Nirmal Chhetri is certain to start tomorrow after putting in decent performances for the national side in their title winning SAFF Cup campaign.
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