Bastian Schweinsteiger says Bayern Munich are hungry to win the UEFA Champions League and believes they have improved since last season.
Bayern were beaten by Chelsea in the 2012 final but have bounced back impressively this term and are among the favourites to claim European glory ahead of their clash with Arsenal in the last 16.
Schweinsteiger is looking forward to Tuesday's first leg at Emirates Stadium and has warned Arsenal that Bayern will not let anything stand in the way of their dream.
"We are hungry to win the Champions League," he told the Daily Mail. "This team have been to the final twice and didn't win.
"We have more experience and we're moving towards our aim. Compared to the final against Chelsea, we are stronger. We have more good players and we are stronger on the bench. This is a crucial point.
"In the final, Chelsea brought on Fernando Torres and Florent Malouda and that helped them win the game. That's a big difference to last season. We have more options to change.
"We are eager to win, we have become a better team and again we are all working towards a return to the final.
"Five or six teams in Europe are candidates to win the Champions League and we are one of them. I know most of Europe do not want to play against Bayern Munich.
"We have gained a lot of respect during the last four or five years, but we have to win against Arsenal before we start to think about this."
