Then it was the turn of Sinisa Mihajlovic to speak in the press conference at the Westin Grand Munchen in Munich. He said: “Our goal is to finish inside the top three in Italy, we know it will be difficult, that all the other teams have strengthened their squads but we have also built a strong team, we have signed some important players like Luiz Adriano and Bacca, like Bertolacci. We have been working together a month and we are at a good point. In China, against Inter and Real Madrid, we put in some good performances and I am sure we can do the same here in Munuch. My free-kicks. I would take them still now but I cannot enter the pitch…it would be too easy that way, though [smiling].”

Pep Guardiola also spoke to the press. He said: “It is an incredible tournament, the big teams from Europe play in it and it is very important to play against teams of this calibre. After the Super Cup we now have to prepare as best we can for the German Cup and the league. Milan and Bayern Munich have been big rivals in a lot of matches in European football. The Allianz Arena is an incredible stadium, it is a huge stadium with so much enthusiasm. It will be a beautiful tournament. It would be important to win it. We do not train to take penalties.”