2010 Champions League preview – Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan

It’s Bayern Munich versus Inter Milan and Louis Van Gaal against Jose Mourinho in the 2010 Champions League Final on Sunday 23rd May at 4:45am AEST Melbourne time.

The much anticipated match will be held at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium which is home to Real Madrid football club, a nine-time champion.

One of the big talking points of the final is the Bayern coach Louis van Gaal facing Inter coach Jose Mourinho, as both were employed together for three years at Barcelona from 1997, with Mourinho, the assistant to van Gaal, 58.

Van Gaal already has success in this tournament when he guided Ajax to the tile in 1995, while Mourinho took FC Porto to the title in 2004.

Germany’s Bayern Munich will be seeking their fifth Champions League (European Cup) crown while their Italian opponents Inter Milan will be after their third title.

Bayern Munich Champions League record
Bayern Munich will be playing their eighth final with four victories in the prestigious event. Bayern won against Atletico Madrid ( 4-0 replay) in 1974, after playing a 1-1 draw, defeated Leeds United (2-0) in 1975, AS Saint-Etienne (1-0) in 1976, and they beat Valencia 5-4 on penalties in 2001, after the game finised on a 1-1 scoreline after extra-time.

The German club currently has a 4-3 record in this tournament and their three losses came against Aston Villa (1-0) in 1982, FC Porto (2-1) in 1987, and one of the best games of football in recent times, when Bayern Munich conceded two late goals in injury time, to go down 2-1 to Manchester United.

If Bayern Munich can land the title they will become a five-time champion alongside Liverpool, but still behind AC Milan with 7 and Real Madrid with 9.

Inter Milan Champions League record
The Italion side Inter Milan has contested four finals, back when it was known as the Eoropean Cup.

Their last win was in 1965 and they have two wins and two losses in all four finals.

Inter Milan won two titles in succession when they defeated Real Madrid (3-1) in 1964 and Benfica (1-0) in 1965. Inter’s two final losses were against Celtic (2-1) in 1967 and Ajax Amsterdam (2-0) in 1972.

Inter Milan will pull level with both Manchester United and Barcelona with three wins if they can gain victory over the German side.

2010 Champions League Final Preview
Bayern Munich		Inter Milan
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Win	Draw	Win
$3.30	$3.20	$2.20

Bayern Munich path to Champions League Final
Bayern lost three of their first four matches but then scored victory at home over Maccabi Haifa before making the final 16 after beating Juventus (4-1). Away goals saw Bayern get over Fiorentina after they finished with 4 goals each.

Bayern Munich again won on away goals in the quarters over Manchester United (4-4 aggregate) before they were too good for Olympic Lyon (4-0) in the semi-finals.

Inter Milan path to the Champions League Final
After draws in their first three games, Inter Milan defeated Dynamo Kyiv and Rubin to qualify second in their group. Inter defeated Chelsea (3-1) in the Round of 16, much to Mourinho’s delight, before getting over CSKA Moscow (2-0) in the Quarters.

Inter Milan played Barcelona in the semi-finals and got through 3-2 on aggregate after a top 3-1 win at home over the Spanish side set up the victory.

Bayern Munich and Inter Milan Head to Head recent record

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