Bayern Munich coach Julian Naglesmann has criticized Thomas Müller for his delayed failure following Villarreal’s exclusion of the German giants in the Champions League.
Unai Emery’s men stunned the Allianz Arena and grabbed a 1-1 draw late, leading them to the semi-finals overall, marking a historic victory last week in Spain. Amulet Robert Lewandowski scored to equalize on Tuesday night as Bayern once again dominated the possession, but Miller missed a glorious opportunity to bring the Bundesliga giants together.
The legendary German forward somehow went out and after the match, Nagelsmann told Prime Video Deutschland: “Thomas has to score it, you don’t get much of it.” His mistake allowed Villarreal to stay in the game and replace Samuel Chuquveze to equalize slowly, just four minutes after his entry, which again gave Emery the lead.
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Nagelsmann added: “The first game was key, we were not good enough there. Today has been one of our best games in recent weeks. We have had a lot of tension from the start. It is difficult to create opportunities against such a game. Deep block. ” The 34-year-old coaching miracle will now face a serious investigation in Munich, but said: “I’m not afraid. There are worse things in the world.”
Muller shared his boss’ frustration, adding: “It’s extremely bitter that we conceded a goal towards the end despite the good performance. We played a good game. We have to blame ourselves for scoring just one goal. The course of the game was not “They deserve a 1-1 result. I do not know what else to say. Accepting this defeat is extremely difficult, very difficult.”
For Villarreal, however, it was pure delight, with Man of the Match and captain Raul Albiol telling UEFA: “It’s unbelievable, it took a lot of hard work. We’ve suffered a lot in both games, but being in the semi-finals “The finals are great for Villarreal. We knew it would be a big 90 minutes and we will suffer a lot.”
Miller missed the opportunity to give Bayern the lead overall
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Star Gerard Moreno, who helped Chukwueze, also fired shots at Nagelsmann’s comments after the first leg, with the Bayern coach saying the Spanish team “made the mistake of letting us live” after winning their first leg. with a lone goal.
“In the first half we made the mistake of not ending the draw and all these comments serve as motivation for us,” Moreno said. “They made the mistake today of not killing us and we took advantage of it. What this team did is wonderful.” Villarreal will now face Benfica Liverpool in the semifinals.
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