koclokindoblog, 4 April 2012,
Franck Ribery has already set his sights on a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final showdown with Real Madrid.
Bayern Munich completed a 4-0 aggregate win over Marseille at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday and Ribery's thoughts immediately were focused on the Spanish giants.
A double from Ivica Olic enabled the Bavarians to coast to victory against their Ligue 1 opponents, with Jupp Heynckes' troops having done all the hard work at the Stade Velodrome last week.
Ribery is well aware that things will not quite be as straightforward against Madrid, who are 3-0 up ahead of their second-leg clash with APOEL at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, but he is looking forward to the challenge of trying to shoot down the Liga leaders.
"I think we'll face Real Madrid in the semis and that's super for us," the winger told Sky.
"We're currently playing very well. Real are a big club and I hope that there will be two good games for us."
Meanwhile, Ribery was keen to praise team-mate David Alaba, who had a fine game against Marseille.
"When you're playing at Bayern, it's never easy," the France international said. "You have to win every game and that's not easy.
"But Alaba is a great kid: 19 years old and yet so good. You really don't have the feeling that this is really just a kid who is playing with us."
Meanwhile, Marseille striker Loic Remy said his side tried their best but were not good enough.
The 25-year-old striker was quick to offer his thoughts on the defeat, and remained adamant that his side can turn around a testing season.
"We played against a very big team, we can measure now the path that is left to achieve. We tried our best, we fought, but they (Bayern) are too good." the striker told TF1.
"We have now got to hold our heads high in the league and we still have the League Cup (final against Lyon on April 14). We'll see.
"It is a very difficult season but we'll fight for our remaining objectives."
Marseille play arch-rivals Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Sunday, before facing leaders Montpellier in a week. Bayern Munich resume their title charge against Augsburg at the weekend.
soccerway.com
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