Thursday 19 December 2013

Football. Voller: Everyone is in Ibrahimovic's shadow

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has warned his side that they must pay close attention to Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish star scored eight goals in five games in the group stage of the Champions League and the Germany legend believes that he, along with the rest of PSG's stars, can hurt his side in the last 16.

"Everyone is in Ibrahimovic's shadow," Voller told reporters.

"This is a very interesting draw. PSG have a superb team, not only because of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They have lots of world class players, like Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani."

Leverkusen were mauled 5-0 at home by Manchester United in the group stage and Voller says his players have to give a better account of themselves against the French champions.

"Of course we are the underdog and we must do better in Paris than we did against Manchester United."

The Parisian club travel to the BayArena for the first-leg on February 18 before the return trip at the Parc des Princes on March 12.

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