Thomas Tuchel, Bayern Munich coach: “(Upamecano) made a few too many mistakes. There were two or three situations where he lacked a bit of concentration with risky decisions. It must never happen at this level and in this part of the field, he will learn through this. We’re not mad at him, he’s still young and will still make mistakes. But in a match of this level, you have to play without mistakes to get a result. »
“I think the result doesn’t tell the story of this game. The challenge (on the way back) will be to focus on what we did well. We played with personality, with courage and a lot of quality. In the second half, for 20-25 minutes we could have changed the dynamic, but we were not rewarded. A goal would have given us a confidence boost. »
Joshua Kimmich, milieu de terrain du Bayern Munich “In the first 60 minutes, we were good. We shouldn’t have been trailing, just before we had a big chance with Jamal (She had to). Until then, it was a game of equals. It’s infuriating. »
“The first half gave us confidence. We were well placed defensively, and in the second half we tried things. We thought we could turn the game around. The 2-0 (on a big mistake by Dayot Upamecano) it is a fault that can happen, but which is sanctioned at this level. Afterwards, we were too fragile. We showed today that it is possible to compete, it may sound strange after a 3-0, but it is still possible to win. I have confidence in the team so that we can do something in the second leg.”
Mathis De Ligt, Bayern Munich defender “Manchester City had chances in the first half, but so did we. We played against a very good team, but we also had our chances. Not as much as Manchester City, they played better than us. We have to stay united. But we know that anything can happen in football. The most important thing is to stay united, that we analyze this match and that we look forward because we still have a lot of important matches to come. »
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola : “For 55/60 minutes, it was a very close match. At times they were better than us. We had scored by Rodri but we couldn’t control them in small spaces, with (Jamal) she had to (Serge) Gnabry. At the start of the second half, they created the best chances but we made some corrections and scored three magnificent goals. »
(For the return match) “I expect everything. In a game, anything is possible. The players on the pitch and on the edge of the pitch saw Bayern’s performance, I don’t need to warn them. They are really very good, their matches in group and so far have been excellent and in (Coupe d’)Europe, we know that this team is special. To bring out this type of team, you have to play two good matches, not just one. (…) Ce (match) was not easy at all. Emotionally I’m destroyed, I turned ten today. Now I have to rest, we have a rest day and we will have to prepare Leicester. We will go (to Munich) to score a goal and win the match, not to defend our lead.”
