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FINAL : Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen

All roads lead to Glasgow

CHAMPS LEAGUE

AFP, Glasgow
Bayer Leverkusen coach Klaus Toppmoller said Tuesday his love affair with football began after watching Real Madrid's epic European Cup final victory here at Hampden Park 42 years ago.
Leverkusen take on Real in Wednesday's Champions League final at the same venue as their classic 7-3 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960.
Madrid overwhelmed the Germans that day for their fifth consecutive European Cup triumph and sustained their claim of being the best team on the planet.
Star of the show was Ferenc Puskas, formerly captain of Hungary, who scored four goals in front of a record Hampden Park crowd of 127,621.
"It was an amazing team," said Toppmoller at Tuesday's press
conference.
"I remember it well. Puskas was my first memory of the sport and that's when I started dreaming about football."
Toppmoller said there were similarities between the class of 1960 and the current Madrid team, but insisted his side can spring a major surprise on Wednesday night.
The team backed by chemical giant Bayer have already claimed the scalps of several European superpowers with Juventus, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruna, Liverpool and Manchester United among the Germans' victims.
"We know that Real is a formidable opponent," he said.
"However we have always felt happy as a dark horse and have overcome all sorts of difficulties in getting to the final.
"We are certainly going to give it everything to create as many difficulties for Real as possible.
"I don't think my players will need an awful lot of motivation because
we want to show the world that we are an excellent team."
Leverkusen's task is made harder by the loss of suspended Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto and German international Jens Nowotny.
Toppmoller admitted their loss was a big blow but said their absence would galvanise the squad for Wednesday's showpiece.
"We are without Nowotny and Ze Roberto which is a massive disappointment for both players but all the others are fine and whoever comes in will do a good job.
"We will play with enthusiasm and all the qualities of a German team. We are not going to change the tactics too much - we won't hide."
Real Madrid's Portugese winger Luis Figo said it was highly unlikely Wednesday's match would end in a similar scoreline to the one in 1960, but insisted it was important to put on a show in front of the Glasgow public.
"I hope it's a great game in the honour of football," he said.
"In a final you never know how the game is going to go, whether it will be open or very tight, but we are anxious to start and are really looking forward to the game.
"I am really happy to be here."
Although the Spaniards are red-hot favourites, Real coach Vicente del Bosque said underestimating any German team can cost you dearly.
"They don't give up, they fight to the bitter end," he said.
"When you think you have them cornered they can sting you very hard."
Figo agreed with his coach that Germans teams in Europe always pose a threat even they may not dominate the whole match.
"German teams cannot play really well for the whole 90 minutes," he said.
"But from my experience they
can hurt you in 10 minutes and that's why you have to be cautious."
Madrid, who are expected to be at full strength, are determined to end their centenary year with a trophy having narrowly lost out on the Spanish league title and cup.
Valencia pipped them to La Liga
while Deportivo La Coruna beat Madrid in the Spanish cup.
Leverkusen have had an almost identical season, losing the Bundesliga to Borrusia Dortmund on the final day of the seaon and losing the German cup to Schalke 04.