Coach Thomas Tuchel affirmed that he was satisfied after the 1-1 draw between Bayern Munich and Man City, although the result was not enough for the German team to continue.
Bayern Munich entered the match very decisively in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2022/23, they lost 0-3 in the first leg and only had to play offensively to hope to create an earthquake. However, Man City has shown the bravery of the team as the No. 1 candidate for the championship.
Green Man plays defensive science, their counter-attacks are also full of danger. After missing 11m in the first half, Erling Haaland took the blame with the opening goal in the 57th minute. Bayern then equalized in the 83rd minute, Kimmich’s 11m goal made it a 1-1 draw.
This result made Bayern unable to continue, they lost 1-4 in the end after two matches. Coach Thomas Tuchel affirmed that he was satisfied after the Man City match, he said: “I am very satisfied with the way the team played today. We played against one of the best performing clubs in Europe, and we didn’t play badly. The chances that the two teams create are not much different, but in terms of effectiveness, they stand out.”
“The season continues and now it is Bayern that needs to focus on the Bundesliga front. It’s a bit disappointing that we didn’t make it to the semi-finals, but we still have a lot of important games ahead of us and we need to get back to focus quickly.”
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is leading, 2 points more than the second ranked team Dortmund. Thomas Tuchel’s teachers and students still need to focus on playing for the rest of the season, if they want to successfully defend the championship they won last season.