Roma not afraid of bayern, insists garcia

Roma not afraid of bayern, insists garcia

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Garcia's men welcome Bayern to the Stadio OIimpico having claimed four points from their opening two matches in Group E, hammering CSKA Moscow 5-1 and earning a 1-1 draw at Manchester


City. The Italian capital club bounced back from a 3-2 defeat to Juventus prior to the international break with a 3-0 victory over Chievo on Saturday. The hosts will be heavy underdogs


versus the 2013 winners, who have yet to taste defeat in 10 Bundesliga and Champions League matches this season, scoring 23 goals and conceding just two.  You may like But Frenchman Garcia


is adamant his players do not fear Pep Guardiola's side and is eager for Roma to show the same ruthlessness in front of goal that they did at the weekend. "We're outsiders,


and we know that from the start," Garcia said. "We've played two good games [in the Champions League] so far, but we must continue to play well. "[It] will be an


important game, and I expect a packed-out Stadio Olimpico, after that we'll see where we stand. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.


"We will have our chances, and we’ll have to take advantage of them when we do. "Can we beat Bayern? Anything can happen in football. It will be tough, because they're one of


the strongest teams in the world, both in economic terms and on the pitch. "But we'll try to make everything difficult for them and try to get some points. "We respect


everyone, but we aren't afraid of anyone. "We're facing a great team, but we have great players and we want to do well with 70,000 people on our side. "The important


thing is not to play this game as spectators. We hope to come out with a positive result."