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BERLIN, May 31 (Reuters) - A Jordanian investor has bought 49 percent of former Bundesliga champions 1860 Munich, saving the club from insolvency and securing their second division licence for next season hours before Wednesday’s deadline. “With the signature of the contracts Hasan Ismaik now has 49 percent of Munich 1860,” said club CEO Robert Schaefer in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said the contract was signed on Monday.

The club, who were among the first Bundesliga clubs and won the title in 1966, did not reveal the amount Ismaik had paid. German media reported it was about 18 million euros ($26 million).

“We will now hand in the complete documents for the licence on time to the German football league,” said Schaefer.

The club had been in a dire financial situation for months and had been warned they would drop to the amateur leagues if they failed to meet their financial obligations for the second division.

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Inter have been warned not to expect an easy game against Bayern Munich in tonight's Champions League encounter as former striker Sandro Mazzola picks out the dangermen.

Mazzola won the European Cup with La Grande Inter twice, and he expects Bayern to test Leonardo's men.

"I expect a difficult game where Inter will have to watch their opponents very carefully as they want revenge following last year," Mazzola told Tuttomercatoweb.com.

"Inter will need to watch Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger carefully.

"It's difficult to predict what type of game we will see, but I hope Inter will be determined with the will to win.

"I think Maicon or Dejan Stankovic will be decisive."

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Champions League holders Inter lock horns with German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening and Inter playmaker Wesley Sneijder has singled out tricky winger Arjen Robben as the Bavarians' main attacking threat.

"Arjen is by far Bayern's most important player. We will have to do our utmost to make sure he doesn't get involved too much. He makes Bayern 50 per cent better with his presence," said Sneijder, according to Voetbal International.

"Bayern are a completely different team with Arjen. They really struggled without him, but they've returned to winning ways since his return. They score more goals now and Arjen has already been involved in a lot of goals again.

"We are determined to get a good result in the first leg. It's simply too dangerous to rely on a good result in the away game. We have a perfect team to play for a clean sheet and get a good result this way."

However, Bayern haven't lost a single game with Robben on the pitch in the 2010-11 campaign and Inter will have to be at their best to beat the German side.

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Bayern Munich legend Franz Beckenbauer hailed wingers Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery and believes that their return from the sidelines will give the Bavarians a big lift for the remainder of the 2010-11 campaign.

The duo played together for the first time this season in the 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim at the weekend and Beckenbauer was pleased with what he saw.

"If you want to reach a certain level of class, then you need players like them," said the German legend, according to Fifa.com. "The Lionel Messis and the Cristiano Ronaldos also make the difference, and Robben and Ribery are in the same category.

"They turn a good team into a very good one. All top clubs are dependent on individuals of this caliber and that is nothing to be ashamed of.

“Robben is absolutely world class - one of the best players around - but I would not rate Robben higher than Ribery, they are both on the same level and are both in this category."

He added, "I don't know of anybody not wishing somebody success or all the headlines. Everybody should be happy that they are here.

"The whole team is playing well, and successfully. Thanks to Robben and Ribery, somebody like Thomas Muller or Bastian Schweinsteiger also thrives."

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