Bayern Munich were clearly dismantled by Villarreal in a 1-0 Champions League defeat with nothing going right and even the side were happy to have walked away just a goal down overall.
“We didn’t play well in all areas today. The fact that it’s only 0-1 gives us confidence for the second leg. We will show a different face next week,” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann told UEFA.com.
For Thomas Muller, the focus immediately shifted to finding a way to win the next game.
“We have a home game next week, we’re 1-0 down. It’s halfway through the tie. We’ll pull ourselves together now and make sure we win the Bundesliga game at the weekend and then it’s Tuesday. We know what we have to do,” said Müller.
It was frustrating for Joshua Kimmich that his team couldn’t do much positive things that evening.
“I don’t think we played against an overwhelming opponent today, but we still made them strong. We knew they had their qualities and they brought them to the pitch – we couldn’t show our quality at all,” said Kimmich. “The only good thing is that we have one game left and we know that. I’m sure that we will show a different face in Munich.”