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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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World Cup finalist the Netherlands and Bayern Munich agreed on Wednesday to play each other next year as a way of "burying the hatchet" in their long-running dispute over injured winger Arjen Robben. The friendly will be on May 22, 2012, at Bayern's Allianz Arena. The two sides also agreed to disagree in their dispute over compensation for Robben's left hamstring injury.


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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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