Despite all the Italian teams getting knocked out of the
Champions League, there are still a handful of Italian players
involved in the competition, such as Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi,
Liverpool's Daniele Dossena, and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich.
The latter was interviewed by SkySport24, and he came
back on this exciting Champions League week.
"It's too bad the Italian teams didn't make it," he said, "but
it feels good to be still involved.
"I think Roma were very unlucky, as were Inter. I saw the match
and they certainly didn't deserve a 2-0 defeat. It's also true that
Inter got a strong opponent, as did Juve. I don't think there is an
explanation for their exits."
On whether he got teased by his team-mates after this Italian
fiasco, Toni said, "They said things like, 'now you guys will never
win anything anymore'. It's normal, because the Italian league is
still followed a lot, and there is also a bit of jealousy toward my
former league.
"Who are the favorites now? I think Manchester United and
Barcelona are a step ahead of all the others."
The striker admitted he dreams of winning the trophy with
Bayern, "It's normal that we hope to win it, but it would be too
much. We'll try, and see what happens. We are not forced to win it,
but we will make all teams suffer. Then we'll see where we get.
"Will I return to Italy? We'll see, I don't know. I am feeling
good here. Clearly if one day I should leave, the first option
would be to return to Italy. It will all depend on how I feel and
who will want me. It depends very much on the feeling a club gives
you, they must make you feel like they think you are the best."
Bayern stormed into the quarter-finals after beating Sporting CP
12-1 on aggregate, winning 5-0 in Portugal and 7-1 in Germany.