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Summary Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini said his side can break Bayern's nine-match winning-streak.
Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini insists he has brought his side to Bavaria to take home three points and prove his side belong amongst European footballs aristocrats in the Champions League.Citys Italian coach was full of praise for four-time European champions Munich, who last won the Champions League in 2001 and described the Bavarian giants as part of football history and one of the top sides in Europe.City are level at the top of Englands Premier League with neighbours Manchester United and although this is their debut Champions League campaign, Mancini said they can break Bayerns nine-match winning-streak.It is fantastic to play against a club like Bayern, but we do not want to lose the game, that is for sure, we want to win it, said Mancini as his team prepare for their second Champions League game. We have to improve a lot.We are a good team already, but if we want to become a side like Bayern, to become part of the history of football, we have to learn a lot, we have just played one game in the Champions League.Mancinis team showed some first-night nerves when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Napoli in their opening Group A match a fortnight ago, while Bayern opened their Euro campaign with a 2-0 win at Villarreal.Bayern are looking for a second straight win to take control of the group, but Mancini has plenty of fire-power to call up with strikers Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko just two of the names in form.Former Inter Milan star Mario Balotelli came off the bench in the 2-0 win over Everton last Saturday while Argentinas Sergio Aguero has already bagged a Premier League hat-trick this season leaving Mancini with an embarrassment of riches up front.I have four fantastic strikers and I cant play them all, Mario played against Everton, Carlos will probably get a chance, but I am sure I have a lot of good guys to choose from and they all are in a good shape, he said.Dzeko, who is back in Germany having joined City from 2009 Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg, says games like this are what lured him to Manchester.Its not about money, its about playing against Bayern, who are one of the best teams in the world, and thats why I came to Manchester City.
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