Guardiola before the German Clasico: We must have the courage in order to win at Dortmund

Coach of FC Bayern Munich Josep Guardiola on Friday called his players to act with "courage" before the game on Saturday to land the biggest rival for the title of Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund.

The Spanish coach said about the game in Munich, led by the most important in the league, since he took the Bavarians training early this season: "Without courage impossible to win in Dortmund. Impossible. If we do not show courage, Russia will get the three points."

Bayern maintains a record of 37 consecutive games without defeat in the Bundesliga, a solo first position, four points behind Dortmund.

However, Jurgen Klopp coach team is considered the sole threat of this superiority, Bayern was not able to win it in the last six games brought them in the league - lost four times and tied in two - and that Guardiola himself did not lose with his team so far only a single match, was at the hands of Dortmund in July for the title of the German Super Cup.

Guardiola warned “that loss helped me to know that Borussia Dortmund is the best team in the world performs a swift counterattack. I have fought a lot of Clasico games against Real Madrid, which was playing on the offensive apostate depending on Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria and Ozil. Dortmund carried out the anti-attack with six or seven players; the whole team is trying it a thousand times. "  

The former Barcelona coach played down the importance of the numerous injuries suffered by the two teams. "During the season we experienced many problems with injuries, so I'm glad that we are already qualified to the knockout round in the Champions League and occupy the top of the Bundesliga. I Detest excuses, so there is no them to us."

And about the return of midfielder Mario Gotze to face his former club for the first time since joining Bayern, Guardiola revealed that the talented young "always spoke well for Dortmund, and his former colleagues and old fans."

Bayern coach Said "It's a quiet person. Sooner or later he has to play there, so the more that is sooner, the better."