Mueller expects knife-edge clash
Germany midfielder Thomas Mueller expects Tuesday's Champions League clash at AS Roma to be a tight affair as Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich travel to face his former club.
"It won't be decided quickly, but will be the sort of game which hangs in the balance," said the Bayern star after training in Munich on Sunday ahead of the Group E showdown in Rome.
"The main thing is to take at least a point, so that we stay top in the group."
With two wins to their credit, Bayern can secure their place in the knock-out phase with away and home wins over Roma -- the return-leg in Munich follows next month.
Rudi Garcia's Roma are second in the table on four points having routed CSKA Moscow 5-1 in September and drawn 1-1 at Manchester City.
Guardiola made four Serie A appearances and one in the Champions League for Roma in 2002/03 during a brief stint in Italy towards the end of his career.
"We played well, the dress rehearsal for Rome was a success," said Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who has gone 748 minutes and eight games without conceding a goal and did not have to save a single shot against Bremen.
"It'll be difficult to win in Rome, we'll need a strong defensive performance."
Having beaten Manchester City 1-0 at home and earned a victory at CSKA Moscow by the same margin, the 2013 Champions League winners are taking nothing for granted at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
"We've had a great starting point and we certainly don't want to give that away in Rome," said Bayern captain Philipp Lahm.
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