With their poor performance the previous evening, Bayern managed to reduce their chances of qualifying for the next Champions League stage to a minimum after the first duel against Manchester City. Thomas Tuchel’s first European challenge on the bench of the Bavarians ended ingloriously, and the Bundesliga club returned from the Island with a three-goal deficit. Despite the convincing defeat, the strategist of the German champion backed up his chosen ones.”We were punished in phases of the game where we were the better team. We were simply punished brutally. I thought our performance was very good until 2-0. I don’t want to disparage the result, but we looked very good until the 70th minute.”, said Tuchel and added:”I think we deserved at least one goal and conceded one or two more than we should have. My players lacked confidence and form. Of course, the result is bitter, but I fell in love with my team today. It sounds strange, but it was very exciting.”UCL: Haaland’s sweet revenge, Tuchel and Bayern on the ropesDespite the compliments on behalf of his squad before the remaining 90 minutes of the battle for the semi-finals, the German is aware of the demands of the challenge.”It will be a tough task, of course. Football is football. And a game in Germany is a game in Germany. Anything can happen. It won’t be over until we’re in the shower.”It was also inevitable to review the individual performance, that is, the very poor performance of Upamecano, who practically gave the second goal to the rival on a platter.”Upamecano is still young, he will learn from it. If you play so many games, at some point you will make a mistake. The penalty for such a mistake came today and cost us the game, but it is not over yet,” said Tuchel.##NAJAVA_MECA_7171952##
