Facing Bayern Munich In The Champions League, Calhanoglu Wants Inter To Know The Defeat At The Milan Derbi League

JAKARTA - Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu wants his team to rise in the inaugural match of the 2022/2023 Champions League against Bayern Munich. He wants his team to forget the defeat in the Milan derby in the Serie A competition, last weekend.

Inter lost to AC Milan in the 5th week of Serie A on Saturday, September 3. In that match, I Nerazzurri lost 2-3 to Stefano Pioli's men.

The defeat to the city rivals was quite a blow. However, Calhanoglu asked his team to put that feeling aside in order to focus on the next match against Bayern.

Derbi is now over. It hurts because we lost, but now it's over. This is the Champions League and we have to unite on the pitch, bounce back from the past result (against AC Milan) and focus," Calhanoglu told a news conference, quoted from the club's official website.

Inter and Bayern are scheduled to meet on Thursday, September 8 in the morning WIB at the San Siro Stadium. Simone Inzaghi's team has analyzed the mistakes made in the previous few matches.

For Calhanoglu, Bayern is not a new opponent. He has met the Bundesliga giant several times.

According to him, Munich is a strong and dynamic team. Hollywood FCs can also press opponents at high levels and dominate the course of the match.

"We have to appear with a high focus. We can't afford to pay for it if we lose the ball easily because they are a fast team," he said.

"Our group is difficult, but we want to show an increase this year," he continued.