Rummenigge: Napoli will be tough

Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Napoli must not be taken lightly in Wednesday’s Champions League contest.

The Bundesliga leaders maintained their place at the top of the Champions League Group A with a 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo earlier this month.

Playing at the Allianz Arena is expected to give Bayern Munich a slight advantage on Wednesday, but the club’s chief has told his players to be fully alert against the in-form Serie A side.

“We respect Napoli, who have a very lively squad, capable of causing us problems,” Rummenigge told Sky Sport Italia.

“We should be focused and we know it will not be easy to play against them, we want to win to get closer to the Round of 16.”

“At the San Paolo, Napoli gave us a hard time, they are not an opponent to underestimate.”

Bayern Munich head into Wednesday’s game on the back of a 4-0 trouncing of Nurnberg.