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Netherlands forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar seeking revenge against Germany at Euro 2012
The Schalke striker is keen to remedy his side's 3-0 friendly loss to Joachim Low's men in November, whilst setting his sights on the top scorer title in the Bundesliga
3 Jan 2012 15:02:00
By Stefan Coerts
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Netherlands international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is desperate to beat Germany in the group stages of Euro 2012 after their 3-0 loss in an international friendly in Hamburg back in November 2011.
The Schalke forward stressed that the Dutch have set their sights on winning the European Championship at Poland & Ukraine this summer, and will need to overcome Joachim Low's men in Group B.
"We want to become European champions. Therefore, we must get past the Germans. Although there are two more teams in our group, I want to win against Germany," Huntelaar said to Bild.
"The defeat in November was so painful. That was not a nice feeling and should not be repeated. But we have learned."
The prolific striker then went on to discuss his personal ambitions and made it clear that he wants to win as many trophies as possible.
"I always want to win everything! My goals are to be the Bundesliga top scorer and to win the Europa League.
"And even if Bayern are a very good team - if you consider, Schalke are just three points behind them at the winter break, we can make up for those three points in the second half of the season."
Schalke's first Bundesliga match after the winter break is at home against Stuttgart on January 21.
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The Schalke forward stressed that the Dutch have set their sights on winning the European Championship at Poland & Ukraine this summer, and will need to overcome Joachim Low's men in Group B.
"We want to become European champions. Therefore, we must get past the Germans. Although there are two more teams in our group, I want to win against Germany," Huntelaar said to Bild.
"The defeat in November was so painful. That was not a nice feeling and should not be repeated. But we have learned."
The prolific striker then went on to discuss his personal ambitions and made it clear that he wants to win as many trophies as possible.
"I always want to win everything! My goals are to be the Bundesliga top scorer and to win the Europa League.
"And even if Bayern are a very good team - if you consider, Schalke are just three points behind them at the winter break, we can make up for those three points in the second half of the season."
Schalke's first Bundesliga match after the winter break is at home against Stuttgart on January 21.
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