By Elliot Ball Last updated: 10th December 2008
Ribery: Star man in win
Bayern Munich boss Jurgen Klinsmann admitted his side had a mental let-down despite Wednesday's 3-2 UEFA Champions League win over Lyon.
Bayern struck three times before the break thanks to goals from Franck Ribery and a Miroslav Klose brace to take a commanding lead into the interval.
But the German side capitulated in the second half as Lyon fought back with goals from Sidney Govou and Karim Benzema.
Bayern managed to hang on to their lead, but boss Klinsmann feels pole position should have been guaranteed earlier in the game than the final whistle.
"I think we missed out on our opportunities of making it 4-0 and then mentally relaxed a bit," Klinsmann said.
"We made two mistakes and I think it was down to a lack of concentration. You can't do that against such a good side as Lyon."
Ribery marked his first return to France since his move to Germany with a sterling performance and deservedly claimed the man-of-the-match award.
The 25-year-old French international was involved in all three of Bayern's goals, including a cool side-foot after 34 minutes.
And Ribery was fully aware of Lyon's fighting spirit from his time in the French league.
"We played extremely well in the first half but I told my team-mates at half-time it would be tough because I knew Lyon would fight," Ribery said.
"It was a great Champions League match with a great half from each side and plenty of goals. I'm sure the fans enjoyed it."
Lyon's first goalscorer Govou felt the luck went against the home side in the first half, but the Frenchman admitted the Ligue 1 champions suffered with defensive frailties.
"Bayern had a bit of luck in that first half but it's true we were too naive," said Govou.
"Coming back when you're 3-0 down against Bayern in a Champions League match is almost impossible but we nearly did it. If only we had played the whole match the way we did the second half."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | AC Milan vs Bayern Munich |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Bayern Munich vs Werder Bremen |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Mainz vs Bayern Munich |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Bayern Munich vs Nurnberg |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Hamburg vs Bayern Munich |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| 14:30 | Bayern Munich vs Cologne |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd May | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| TSG Hoffenheim 2 - 2 Bayern Munich | |
| Tuesday 12th May | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Cottbus 1 - 3 Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 2 - 1 Borussia M'gladbach | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 0 - 1 Schalke 04 | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Arminia Bielefeld 0 - 1 Bayern Munich | |
| Tuesday 14th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Wednesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Wolfsburg 5 - 1 Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Karlsruhe | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| VfL Bochum 0 - 3 Bayern Munich | |
| Tuesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bayern Munich 7 - 1 Sporting | |
| Saturday 7th March | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Hannover 96 | |
| Sunday 1st March | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Werder Bremen 0 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Wednesday 25th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Sporting 0 - 5 Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 21st February | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 2 Cologne | |
| Saturday 14th February | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Hertha Berlin 2 - 1 Bayern Munich | |
| Sunday 8th February | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Bayern Munich 3 - 1 Borussia Dortmund | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cologne | 0 | 0 |
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