Boateng: "Cristiano is an athlete who has no weaknesses"
The Bayern defender believes it is fundamental his side win at the Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng heaped praise on Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of his side's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid.
Ronaldo has scored in 11 consecutive games in the competition and Boateng said the Portuguese was "an athlete who has no weaknesses".
"Cristiano is a world class player, his goalscoring tally shows how difficult it is to defend against him," Boateng told a press conference.
"I've played against him for Real Madrid and Portugal and it's different because at his club he has better plays around him than for his country. I'm glad to be playing against him because that way I can improve."
"He is an athlete with no weaknesses," Boateng added.
"He can score with his left foot his right, his head, he is very good on the ball. But the danger is not just him, but all of the Real Madrid team and the way they've been playing for the last few years, they have a muscle memory and are very dangerous on the counterattack. That's what happens when you are at the top of the world for so many years but we have the ability to beat them."
Boateng also believes that Bayern need to beat Madrid at the Allianz Arena to ensure they get through the tie as Real are so strong at home and have knocked his side out twice in the last four years.
"We want to win an important game and we want to play well. It's going to be difficult to try and impose our play on them. We know that Real Madrid beat us recently twice in the Champions League but we have a good enough team to beat them."
