00:01Ok, part two of the press conference ahead of the Bayern's match against Atletico Madrid tomorrow.
00:07Now I say hello to our coach Aaron Danks.
00:10Hi Aaron.
00:11Good evening.
00:12Please, let's start with your questions.
00:14In the middle from German media Sky Germany is Kerry Howe.
00:23Hello Aaron.
00:25What can you say about Michael Olysee?
00:27How did he train?
00:28Did he train 100% and do you think he can start tomorrow?
00:32Thank you.
00:33Yes, so good news that Michael came on the grass with us this morning to train.
00:38As did Manuel Neuer.
00:40The key thing for us now is just to see how they react to that training.
00:44They did everything we asked of them in the session.
00:46They looked really good.
00:48So we'll assess them again tonight and in the morning just to see how they respond to it.
00:52But both are available.
00:53We just need to see whether that's to start the game or whether to come from the bench.
00:58Next one is Stefan Kumburger for Sport1.
01:01Hi Aaron.
01:02You said without Winnie you need routines, you need your old plans.
01:09All the emotions and the injuries, was it even possible to have this in your mind?
01:16In the mind of Winnie to have a plan C or D for this situation now?
01:22Yeah, I think the point I was making is the most important part of my role in Winnie's absence is
01:29to protect everything that we've built over the last two and a half years.
01:32It's to protect the processes that we've put in place, to protect the identity of the team.
01:37So no, not too much will change.
01:39Obviously then the football decisions are in our hands so we can adapt, we can make decisions.
01:46We'll do whatever we need to do for the benefit of the team.
01:50That's the most important thing for us.
01:52In terms of the challenges that we face, I think it's good for us.
01:56It brings us closer together as a group of staff and players.
01:59And we have to stick our chests out and be confident and be brave and walk towards the challenges that
02:07we face and we'll be ready for tomorrow night.
02:08Next one is Mario Krusel for the German magazine Kika.
02:12Hi Aaron.
02:13Obviously Serge is missing, Saibari is missing, so that only leaves probably I think Lenny and Nene Brown for the
02:22position at number 10.
02:25Can you talk a little bit about the differences in their game and what their strengths are regarding this position?
02:32Yeah, I think we have a couple more options than that as well.
02:37But we have to sit down together as staff tonight to discuss who can fill those roles, who can fill
02:41those positions.
02:43I think we have an identity of what we want the team to look like, but every single individual that
02:48plays on the pitch will play that role slightly differently.
02:50And we want them to play to their strengths and bring their qualities to the team.
02:55So whoever we choose will be slightly different.
02:59Whether it's Musiala, whether it's Serge Gnabry, whoever it is, they play the roles, they always play it slightly different.
03:06They play to their strengths and that's exactly what we want.
03:09So whoever we choose to play in those areas tomorrow, I'll just give them the full confidence to go out
03:15there and express themselves,
03:16go out there and showcase their ability and take it to the game.
03:21Next one is Nicolas Linner for the Bild-Zeitung.
03:23Hi Aaron.
03:24Hello.
03:24Last year Max Ebel and several players said that it was quite important for them to get one of the
03:33first two spots in the league phase,
03:35to avoid the big opponents in the early knockout stages.
03:39I'd like to know if getting one of the first spots is still important for you
03:45and how much pressure is already on the team regarding how it's going so far
03:51and to get into the first two or the first eight to avoid the playoffs.
03:57Yeah.
03:58I think if you look at recent winners of this competition in the new format, they've won it in lots
04:04of different ways.
04:05So I remember PSG, the first time they won it, they crept in through the playoff games.
04:11They had a difficult tie away at Anfield, Liverpool and then went on to win the competition.
04:16So there's many different ways that you can win this new format.
04:19Obviously last year we got off to a fantastic start and we were competing for the top two spots.
04:23This year it's still early to tell. We've played three games in the competition.
04:28We know we've got five good games ahead of us, five competitive games.
04:32So we're not thinking too far ahead of that kind of stuff at the moment.
04:37No real discussions about how we want to finish here, here, here.
04:39Obviously the objective is the top eight if possible.
04:43But the most important thing is we just focus on tomorrow night,
04:46we focus on our performance and we take care of every game one at a time.
04:51In the last row, Julian Buhl for tea online.
04:54Recently you had to answer some heavy questions, so I'd like to ask you a more light one today.
05:01So the question is how is the Kakadu doing and how confident are you that he might fly back to
05:08this stadium in June?
05:10Yeah, the iconic Kakadu. I don't know where he is at the moment.
05:15So he makes his appearances obviously around title games and then we leave him, we let him be,
05:22and he's hiding away somewhere.
05:24But yeah, he's been good for us, he's been good for the morale of the group,
05:28and it gives us a nice reminder of where we started and our first title together.
05:35But yeah, I'm sure he's safe and well and ready for our next trophy.
05:40Next one on the right side, from Spain, yeah.
05:42Here, hi coach Alejandro Gallego, Cadenaser.
05:45I would like to ask you because Simeone today on the press conference said that he would like,
05:51he would love to have like 80-90% of the possession during the match.
05:56And we've seen recently that Atletico Madrid have swifted a little bit on their on-ball approach on the games.
06:03So I would like to ask you, what game are you expecting tomorrow from them?
06:08And what changes you may introduce because of the injuries that you have
06:14and the possibilities that you may face? Thank you.
06:19Well, I'd like to respond by saying I hope that they give us 95% possession and we can have
06:24just that.
06:25No, it's going to be a top game.
06:27And I've seen the evolution of Atleti over the last few seasons.
06:33They still have their core identity, their strength and their togetherness when they defend.
06:39But they're also very good with their possession and their football.
06:43We approach it in the same way we approach every game.
06:45We want to be aggressive.
06:47We want to be on the front foot, both with the ball and without the ball.
06:50So we'll want to go and win it back at the earliest opportunity.
06:53And we'll want to play our football and really go and express ourselves.
06:57For the players, for us it's at this moment now obviously we care for the players that are not here.
07:03But at this moment now our full focus is on the players that are here with us.
07:07And it's their opportunity to go and step on the pitch tomorrow night
07:10and create their own moments and go and showcase their ability.
07:14So I think it's an exciting night.
07:16It will be two really good teams going head-to-head.
07:19I'm really looking forward to the challenge.
07:21Next one in the first row, Martin Folkmer for German Run.
07:24Good evening.
07:26Are both goalkeepers, Jonas and Manuel, full fit?
07:30How's the statutes?
07:31And have you already decided who will be in the Bayern goal tomorrow?
07:34No, like I said a little bit earlier, we haven't made that decision yet.
07:39We need to sit down as staff.
07:41So Manu's trained today and Jonas has also been on the grass and trained.
07:45Jonas took a heavy bang to the head.
07:49He was clear that there was no significant injury there but it was just a big collision for him.
07:57So we want to see how he responds, how he comes through and then also how Manu responds to his
08:02first team training session today,
08:04how he comes through from that and then we'll make a decision either this evening or tomorrow morning.
08:09Okay, let's have two more and the last row of Vincent Schiepke for German Media.
08:13Aaron, you just talked about the qualities of defending about the opponent.
08:17What else could there be to be decisive tomorrow?
08:20Is it their abilities in the counter-attacks?
08:22Is it their aggressiveness, their physical strength or are there any other aspects like the atmosphere in the stadium
08:28or how to gain the control of the game tomorrow and not lose it?
08:31Yeah, I think the great thing at working at this level is you get to compete in the highest level
08:37of games.
08:38These are the games exactly that you want to be involved in as a coach or as a player or
08:42as a physiotherapist or whatever it may be.
08:45These are really exciting nights.
08:48When you watch a lot of Champions League football, the margin for error is so small
08:51and games can be decided on really small moments, a mistake, a set piece, wherever it may be.
08:59So we know we have to be on high alert. We know we have to be ready for every moment
09:03of the game
09:04and prepared for every moment of the game.
09:07And then, yeah, we're just excited for it. We're ready to go.
09:10And hopefully we can express ourselves and we can showcase what we're about.
09:16Okay, thanks Aaron. See you all tomorrow. Thank you. Bye-bye.
09:19Thank you very much.
