Franck Ribery Admits He Would Rather Win the Champions League Over Another Bundesliga Title

Published on: 07 September 2016

Bayern Munich's veteran winger Franck Ribery has admitted that he would rather win the Champions League this season instead of a fifth consecutive Bundesliga crown.


The 33-year-old was instrumental in Bayern Munich's treble-winning side of the2012-13 season, and hebelieveshe can emulate his pastsuccessunder new manager Carlo Ancelotti.

While initially a number of critics doubted whether the Italian boss could instil the same level of performance of hispredecessor, Pep Guardiola, he has more than proved doubters wrong by winning his opening three league games, scoring 13 without conceding a single goal.


And Ribery for one is confident of 'winning all titles this season', speaking toGoal, he said:"We want to win everything,"


"If I had to decide between Bundesliga and Champions League I would choose the Champions League, because it's a bit more special, even if the Bundesliga is a great thing.


"I hope we will win all the titles this season."


Bayern succumbed to a semi-final defeat for the third season running last campaign, eventually falling to a narrow defeat against Atletico Madrid, who advanced to the final on the away goals rule.

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And now, the Bavarian club have been drawn against Atletico again, this time in Champions League's group D.


"It's not revenge," Ribery explained. "We made a good job at home [in the semi-finals last year] but we had no luck.


"Our group is not easy but we have to win every game, that's important."


The man who knocked Bayern out last year with an illusive away goal was fellow FrenchmanAntoine Griezmann, but Ribery insists that there is norivalrybetween himself and the 25-year-old.


"I'm not in competition with Atletico or Griezmann," he added. "I know what I have achieved in my career, I have won everything. We have to play and to win."


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