The abolition of the away goals rule makes a lot of things easier: In the second leg, Bayern every home win with a goal difference is at least enough for extra time (1:0, 2:1, 3:2 etc.). And everyone else for the semifinals.
“The only good thing is that we have one game left,” said Joshua Kimmich. “The result definitely gives us confidence for the second leg. We will have to show a different face and we can do that,” said Nagelsmann.
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After the 0:1 in the small Spanish town (51,000 inhabitants) the analysis of the game called for tacheles.
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“It was mainly due to our approach. In the first half we weren’t there at all. In the end you have to say that we’re still well served with the 1-0 win,” said Kimmich relentlessly: “We have the opponent who doesn’t was overpowering, made himself strong. We mightn’t show our quality at all.”
An assessment that Thomas Müller shared with “DAZN”. “If things go badly, it can go higher,” he said, using the word “unplanned” for Bayern’s performance. They “didn’t have the power offensively” to seriously endanger Villarreal. An alarming sign.
“We wanted to, but we mightn’t really do it. It seemed a bit as if there was a lack of liveliness,” said Müller, explaining the performance deflagration.
Nagelsmann speaks of harakiki
“We didn’t play well in all areas,” Nagelsmann said harshly regarding his players: “The opponent might have scored one or two more goals. We weren’t good and deserved to lose.”
Although his Bavarians showed more commitment following the change of sides, they were not really able to convert this efficiently into opportunities. “In the first half we had little power and didn’t win the ball well. In the second half it was wild, almost hara-kiri. We also gave up control a bit,” analyzed the coach.
For the second leg, Bayern now know what a tough chunk they were given. “You saw that this is not an opponent you can just walk over,” said Müller: “We’ll take the 1-0 with us. Now we’ll get up, it’s only halftime. We already know what to do next Tuesday.”
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