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Niko Kovac Says Thomas Muller's Suspension for Liverpool Tie Is 'Quite Annoying'

Niko Kovac is not happy Bayern Munich will be without Thomas Muller for the last-16 tie against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League.

The first leg will be played at Anfield on Tuesday, February 19, but Muller will miss both games as he serves a two-match suspension in Europe. Kovac called it "quite annoying" for the decorated forward and his team-mates, per Goal's Dejan Kalinic.

However, Kovac is confident Die Roten will cope without the 29-year-old Germany international: "But if he's not able to play, someone else will. That other player will perform equally as good, so we can be successful.