Lazio's Champions League knockout path begins with a serious test as the title holders Bayern Munich will line up against Simone Inzaghi's men. The coach previewed the tie, commenting as well on the fact of this being the first round of 16 appearance for the biancocelesti since the 2000-01 season. “It will be a wonderful feeling, for us it is the coronation of these five years of work. It has been a long and difficult path, we will take it on with our best abilities and humility and easy feelings. Bayern is the world and European champion, they've just lost after five straight wins in the Bundesliga. I am not looking at their weak points, but at our strengths. We have shifted our concentration onto them, we deserve to be in this match and we will try to do our best like always."
"We want to keep our grasp on qualification after the first leg. We are playing a nearly unplayable team, but we've been considered the underdog before and we are here. I have a mature squad with players who have been in the Europa League quarterfinals and many finals. Immobile and Lewandowski are two of the best forwards playing today. Immobile was the golden boot winner, and Lewandowski the balon d'or. It will be a great battle between them."
