Other members of the team and players from different clubs called me after the announcement and told me 'you have to be there, it's important for the team'.
Why do we always win 1-0? It is because the other teams build up barricades for us,
It's part of my game to occasionally send a message, one that may be unpopular to the outside world, but can be important for the team.
We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.
A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.
The realization that you're not always standing down there on the field merely to win, to be successful, was very liberating. One can be successful by helping the team, the other players. All of a sudden I felt the kind of empathy for people that I hadn't felt before.
I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.
We are aiming high in the Champions League and you will see a different team on Tuesday,