Bayern return from France with dream result

The players enjoyed a brief snack, and promptly retired to bed. “When I played and we won 2–0 away from home in Europe, the champagne flowed like water,\" reflected chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at the midnight banquet. But FC Bayern in late March 2012 is no place for partying. “I have this message to our players: there\'s still a huge amount of work to do. Once it\'s all over, we\'ll hopefully be celebrating,\" continued Rummenigge. That will not be until mid-May or thereabouts, but FCB have already laid the foundations for a potentially superb season. The men from Munich are through to the final of the DFB Cup, lie second in the Bundesliga, and as of Wednesday evening, are tantalisingly close to a place in the Champions League semi-finals. “The door is wide open,\" commented Rummenigge in the wake of a 2–0 victory away to Olympique Marseille in the quarter-final first leg. “We really enjoyed the evening, so all praise to the team,\" the chairman said.