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Stadium: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
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Match Time: March 30, 2010, 19:45 UK
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits the European stage is still the one he loves best.
For a competitive game, the magnificent Allianz Arena is a new stadium for United.
Their previous three trips to Munich were all to the equally glamorous Olympic Stadium, in the days before
Bayern took up residence in a futuristic new home built for the 2006 World Cup.
"I have always dreamed about being involved in Europe,'' Ferguson said.
"When I first went into European football with Aberdeen, we played Real Madrid in the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1983. That was the start of the dream.
"We played Bayern in the quarter-final that year and Liverpool on one occasion. They were nights you wanted to have all your life.
"When they changed the old format of the European Cup to the Champions League, (it was) all the best teams.
"You always hoped to play against the likes of Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern.
"They are all in the tournament now. We have got our cake and everyone who is involved in Europe is eating it.''
There is certainly a wariness inside the United camp merely because of the history they are facing.
"I respect Bayern Munich,'' said Ferguson.
"I have great admiration for them as a club. That is what we are playing. We are playing history. A team with history has a certain pride and we have to remember that.''
United are boosted by the presence not only of Rooney but also of Rio Ferdinand in the travelling party. The centre-back has shrugged off a groin problem that kept him out of the Bolton game.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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