The former Los Blancos midfielder has backed his side to exorcise the ghosts of last season by beating the Spanish giants in the Champions League with an injury-free squad.
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Xabi Alonso insists Bayern Munich can exorcise the ghosts of last season's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona if the squad stays injury-free.
Pep Guardiola's men were defeated 5-3 on aggregate by their Catalan counterparts last campaign, in a two-tie loss that featured a humbling 3-0 loss at Camp Nou.
The Bavarian giants were severely limited by a number of late-season injuries, something Alonso readily acknowledges, but the former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder insists that there will be no such repeat of their European exit this term.