Jupp Keynckes says Bayern Munich were the better side over both Champions League semi-final legs
Tuesday 1 May 2018 23:53, UK
Jupp Heynckes insists Bayern Munich were better than Real Madrid over two legs as they were knocked out of the Champions League in agonising fashion.
Bayern put in a fine performance at the Bernabeu in their 2-2 draw in Wednesday's semi-final second leg, but they went out 4-3 on aggregate after Real's 2-1 win in Munich last week.
Heynckes, who will retire at the end of the season, says he hasn't seen Bayern play that well "in years," but admitted goalkeeper Sven Ulreich had a "black-out" for his second-half mistake to allow Karim Benzema to score.
"We played brilliantly tonight. I think over the course of the two legs we were the better team, but as so often happens in football the game was decided by the small details.
"All Madrid were doing was counter-attacks. We dominated, [Keylor] Navas was spectacular, especially at the end.
"We are very disappointed. My team played an outstanding game. I haven't seen Bayern play as well as that for years.
"At this high level you can't make the sort of mistakes we made after half-time. Ulreich had a little black-out"
David Abala echoed Heynckes words, insists they deserved to make the final in Kiev on May 26.
"We are very, very disappointed to have gone out. The chances were there and we would have deserved to make the final."
Real will now play either Liverpool or Roma, who play their second-leg on Wednesday night with the score 5-2 to the Premier League side from the first leg.
