This archive report was first published on 3 August 2020.
Bayern Munich's left-back Alphonso Davies is full of determination as his team prepares to face Chelsea in the Champions League campaign. The 19-year-old Canadian player spoke to Xinhua in an interview ahead of the last-16-round second leg against Chelsea on August 8.
"Things somehow start from the beginning when we face a confident Chelsea in the re-match," Davies said, emphasizing that his team is not taking the Blues lightly despite their 3-0 lead achieved in the first leg in February.
Bayern Munich, the German record Champion, is sufficiently concentrated to make it to the next round despite the long break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Davies said. The team has been on a break since the national league finished its season on June 26, followed by the German Cup final on July 4.
"You can't tell if it is an advantage to have had a break or not. You can say that the season doesn't feel like finished for us," Davies said, highlighting the team's determination to add the missing piece to a so-far successful season with the Bavarians taking the national double.
Football has always delivered surprises after first-leg games, Davies underlined, adding that his team knows they can count on a lead but are also aware they face another tight 90 minutes against the Blues.
Chelsea's convincing performance in the 2019/2020 Premier League season's last games backs up Davies' stance, and the Bayern Youngster said he loves the position as a left-back and doesn't think about returning to the left-wing.
"I guess my future is the one of a left-back," Davies said, praising the high standard in Bayern's training units that helped him to improve and get to a new level.
