One of the members of the Bayern Munich who came out more upset after his team’s last-minute defeat against the real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu he was the coach Thomas Tuchelwho in the press conference he offered after the match hit the table out of anger and assured that there were two referee decisions that were “against any rule of modern football” and that this “would not have happened the other way around.”
“It is quite clear and there can be no doubt. What has happened goes against any rule of modern football. The first big mistake is from the line judge. In extra time he also did it with Alphonso Davies… I have a slightly strange feeling… You can never be sure it’s offside. And having the balls and guts to raise the flag in this situation is a major mistake. We won the rebound and shot in five seconds, but the referee decides to whistle; but it goes against any rule. I’m sorry. “This would not have happened the other way around,” he said at a press conference.
“We accept the referee’s apology, but in a semi-final it is not the time to apologize. This is not the time to commit two such serious infractions. The referees have to be at the highest level and there is no point in apologizing. If you are not able to offer your best version, your apologies are of no use to us,” he added.
A Tuchel who claimed not to understand why his team did not advance to the Wembley final after a match in which they lost due to Joselu Mato’s goals in the 88th and 90th minutes.
“I am angry. I have told the team that we were not going to be able to play a perfect game, but we were going to be able to live up to it. We had opportunities to counterattack… we have had great opportunities in terms of counterattacks. That has given us some oxygen, of course. We have almost reached the goal and we have lost, but we have given everything. I don’t know if it is my most bitter defeat. It has never been difficult for me to lose, I have had others in finals… but we have given everything and we do not understand why it has not been enough”, he analyzed.
Furthermore, the German coach regretted his team’s physical problems that, in his opinion, conditioned the match and his entire season.
“We started with four offensive players and we had to change all four. No change has been active, we have had to react to injuries; We have had to do it in every game this season. We have never been able to change the game, we always have to react through changes and this is too much. Furthermore, at the time of the tie, Pavlovic was out and we were numerically inferior,” he declared.
“It is the first time that Alphonso Davies played as a left winger, we did not have many alternatives in attack, with Kane with back problems… You want to have the opportunity to have a full competition with the players available,” he continued.
On the other hand, he defended his goalkeeper and captain, who missed Joselu’s tying goal.
“Manuel Neuer could have done more, but mistakes can always be made. He had to commit it today after a world-class game… it is something very bitter. He doesn’t deserve it for everything he’s been through. I don’t know if we will know in the next 50 years why it happened; He is being singled out, but he is the unhappiest,” he said.
*With information from EFE.
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