Jamie Carragher has not been satisfied by Bayern Munich within the Champions League so far.
The previous Liverpool defender spoke to Sport BILD, the place he gave a scathing evaluate of the Bavarian giants.
“Bayern haven’t satisfied me in any respect but. Now they’re taking part in towards Leverkusen, who dominated Bayern within the Bundesliga just lately. It’s a 50-50 tie.
“In the long run, I’m predicting Leverkusen [to advance]. If Kompany doesn’t win, there will likely be many query marks about his appointment.
“The league [Bundesliga title] is predicted and the Champions League is the icing on the cake of a season. They’ve to succeed in no less than the semifinals,” mentioned Carragher.
The 47-year-old mentioned Bayern’s head coach Vincent Kompany, who he feels was lucky to get the place at Die Rekordmeister.
“I feel he was fortunate to get the job at Bayern. They noticed what Xabi Alonso achieved at Leverkusen. A former participant who’s profitable as a younger coach.
“Kompany is aware of the Bundesliga, performed in Hamburg. He was a giant title as a participant and has internalized Pep’s concepts. Bayern assume extremely of Guardiola.
“Thus far, he has executed what was anticipated of him. However after third place [in the league] final yr, expectations have been actually low. So, issues might solely get higher. Bayern must be German champions each season – irrespective of who the coach is.
The 38-cap England worldwide said he could be “very glad” to see Harry Kane win his first title at Bayern, and he additionally favoured Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz over Jamal Musiala on present type.