Thomas Muller thinks competition for places within Bayern Munich has been crippled by their current injury crisis.
The Bavarians had only three outfield players on the bench in
Saturday's 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, with the likes of Arjen
Robben, Franck Ribery, David Alaba and Bastian Schweinsteiger among
those currently sidelined.
Ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at
Porto, Muller revealed the detrimental impact injuries have had on the
team, yet he hopes that they can use the situation to their advantage.
"Due to injuries, the competition within the squad has become less
existent," the 25-year-old attacking midfielder told reporters.
"It puts our performances more in the foreground. It's now crucial to really become a team together."
Bayern, who won the Champions League two seasons ago, are favourites
against the Portuguese side and Muller is excited about getting a chance
to shine at the Estadio do Dragao.
"I've never played against Porto before," the Germany international
added. "I'm looking forward to seeing what the stadium is like.
"Porto like to keep use possession to their advantage and are not the
sort of team that will pile 10 players behind the ball. We're hopeful
we can score a few goals, though.
"We have a strong reputation to uphold and obviously that's our goal for Wednesday."

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