Thomas Tuchel and Xabi Alonso speak ahead of Bundesliga's much-anticipated bout between Bayern and Leverkusen.
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00:00 Teams tried, 30 didn't make it. There were a few last minute hits, many or almost all of them from standard situations.
00:12 Every series is of course an extraordinary series and it is also well deserved and it is definitely very extraordinary.
00:21 It is not their quality, they do an outstanding job, but we have only two points less.
00:30 There is no reason to hide. It is still very early in the season, but it still feels like an extraordinary game,
00:40 like an extraordinary opportunity to put the cards on the table.
00:43 I think this is the moment when the cards are put on the table and we want to perform just like that.
00:50 It doesn't feel like it is the moment to be tactful.
00:56 We will be ready to challenge Leverkusen and we are going to Leverkusen to win.
01:01 It is the challenge of tomorrow, but it is not the final challenge.
01:04 There is going to be a next one. For sure it is going to be an important game,
01:09 but three points will mean nothing definitively.
01:15 It is not hard, we are used to preparing for big games.
01:22 On Tuesday's game I had so much respect for the preparation, for the opponent and for tomorrow as well.
01:31 We are on a daily basis working and we haven't changed that much.
01:34 We haven't changed the preparation and the ideas for tomorrow's stick, but we are facing Bayern and that is the reality.
01:41 When you are facing Bayern you need to deliver more to be able to beat them.