Beware the Bayern beast in waiting. by Ben Carso

Remember when Bayern Munich were good, really good in fact with Effenberg always so instrumental in midfield? A few years a go wasn't it but there is nothing better than a German side who are made as poor underdogs and Munich will love the fact that no one is really counting on them to do anything spectacular in the Champions League this season.

They play Fiorentina in the second leg away in the second leg knowing they only have to play as they usually do to get a name tag placed into the next draw. Munich started the season off quite poorly with manager Van Gaal trying to get to grips with which players he felt could play a big part in the success of his time at the South German club.

With Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, the former Chelsea player now beginning to hit some great form, Bayern Munich could be the one team to really upset the odds, they certainly have the tools to do the job and the only question remains whether their players have the mentality to take their footballing genre to the next level, a level perhaps, that many of their players are yet to reach having played a big part in last seasons last UEFA Cup, now called the Europa League.

With the best online bookmakers currently making Bayern Munich 4/11 favourites to qualify for the next round one can be sure that should they qualify, Van Gaal will have them jumping through more training hoops than ever to get their inner strength ready for what could be one of the most unlikely stories in footballing history.