Real Madrid defender Pepe said that his team should overcome Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League in order to get to the finals.
Read Madrid got to the semi-finals after beating APOEL by 8 goals to 2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and set up meeting with Bayern Munchen. Pepe is expecting a difficult against the Germans but is confident that his side can go all the way into the finals. "Bayern Munich are a quality team with excellent players," Pepe was quoted as saying on the club's official website. We expect to play a good game in Munich and resolve the tie at the Bernabeu and reach the final."The centre-back insisted that Madrid are not thinking too far ahead as they are solely focussing on La Liga for now, adding: "We only talk about the match against Valencia because of how much will be at stake for us." Madrid currently hold a six-point lead over rivals Barcelona in La Liga and welcome Valencia to the Bernabeu on Sunday.
