Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller feels Chelsea are “not performing” after they were drawn to play against the German side in the Champions League last 16.
Frank Lampard’s team face Tottenham on Sunday after four defeats in their last five top-flight games to Manchester City, West Ham, Everton and Bournemouth respectively.
The Blues reached the Champions League knockout stage after finishing second in Group H behind Spanish side Valencia, and play Bayern in the first leg at Stamford Bridge.
Bayern, meanwhile, who are struggling in the Bundesliga – find themselves fifth after 15 matches – topped Group B with six victories from six, scoring 24 goals and conceding just five, beating Spurs 7-2 in October.
However, Muller singled out the individual qualities of Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulisic – the former was previously heavily linked with a transfer move to Bayern – but he felt “self-confident” about the match-up, admitting that he had followed Chelsea’s last few results.
“We are happy to know now what will happen in the next round, there is no uncertainty anymore,” Muller said on Monday.
“As you can expect, there are teams taking part in the round of the last 16 that have European quality, but we are self-confident and I feel really good about the draw.
“I don’t know that much about the current situation at Chelsea, I only know the last results and as far as I know they’re not performing that well, but I didn’t see much of them to be honest.
“But yeah, they have some forwards, for example Hudson-Odoi or Christian Pulisic, who have some well-known qualities, but in football it’s not about single players, it’s about the team performance.”
The last-16 tie will be a repeat of the Champions League final in 2012, when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
