Bayern Munich forward Arjen Robben insists Champions League opponents Shakhtar Donetsk pose a tough challenge ahead of the clash between the teams in Lviv.
The German champions approach the game off the back of an 8-0 win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga at the weekend, but Robben is not taking the Ukrainian outfit lightly.
He said: "I have a feeling that some people might underestimate Shakhtar. But this is a very, very good team. They are very dangerous, have some very fast Brazilians and are very dangerous on the counter attack.
"We need to show our power in this game."
The game will be played over 770 miles away from Shakhtar's own Donbass Arena because of ongoing troubles in Ukraine. And Robben added that it is impossible to ignore what has been going on.
He continued: "We're football players, but we are only human. Of course it's not great what's happening there. You can't just go there and ignore it all."
Thomas Muller added with regards to the problems: "You know there is this terrible war out there, but you don't really realise it because you don't really know such a situation.
"It's hard to grasp to be playing against a team that is based in a crisis area. It's a surreal situation."
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