Munich's Altintop ready to replace Ribery

An often overlooked component of Bayern Munich's squad, Hamit Altintop is ready to step out of Franck Ribery's shadow this evening.

While the Frenchman's suspension is a blow, Altintop believes he is capable of stepping into the berth on the left flank successfully, indicating that a team ethic will be more important than individual players.

"I've always been around, even if you weren't aware of it," Altintop told the press, according to the Bavarian side's official website. "We've all laid our personal feelings aside for weeks and months now. And that's why we've scored the crucial goals when we needed to. That's what it means to be collective; you all pull in the same direction.

"We want success as a team, and we want to make history. I'm delighted, because we've spent the whole season working tirelessly for this."