A last-minute home win for FC Bayern! Harry Kane's late winner in the big match against RB Leipzig on Saturday evening put a smile on the record champions' faces. "The win did us good and should lay the foundation for the game against Freiburg," said head coach Thomas Tuchel after the match. Thomas Müller added: "We're happy about the winning feeling against Leipzig, an opponent who might hurt us. It was important for us to win a game like this." fcbayern.com has complied more of the reaction for you.
Reactions to the home match against Leipzig
Herbert Hainer (FCB President): "I saw a good performance from our team. We were clearly the better team in the first half and should have rewarded ourselves. Then we were under a bit of pressure in the second half. But the team battled back at the end and made it 2-1. Overall, it was a deserved win. It was important that the team and the coach put up a fight after the decision during the week. They played a good game against a very strong Leipzig team. We never give up, as we saw last season. It's important that we stay in the title race and progress in the Champions League against Lazio on 5 March."
Jan-Christian Dreesen (CEO): "I'm very happy that we saw a reaction from the team. We played much better than we did in the last three games. We dominated the game in the first half, but unfortunately we didn't score any goals. We didn't do that well after the break and Leipzig had the advantage. Fortunately, we made it 1-0 and then Manuel Neuer made a world-class save. The bottom line is that we deserved to win. We want to achieve the best possible outcome, so everyone has a responsibility. Today was the first step and now we're looking to take the next ones."
Thomas Tuchel: "We played a very good first half and missed out on taking a two-goal lead. The second half was complicated because Leipzig were stronger and we couldn't close down the spaces like we did in the first half. We scored the goal when Leipzig were on the front foot. Then we showed a good reaction after they equalised. It was a tight game against a strong opponent. But we deserved to win in the end. It was very even at times, but overall we were very focused, very focused indeed. It was a good performance. The win did us good and should lay the foundation for the game against Freiburg. We now have to improve even further."
Manuel Neuer: "The better team won today. It sounds a bit like we had luck in the game so late on. But I think it was deserved today. Every team wants to win, but we played the better game."
Thomas Müller: "We're all in the same boat. With three defeats in a row, it hasn't been an easy week. So we're happy to have won against Leipzig, an opponent that can hurt you. It was important for us to win a game like this. In terms of the game, it was a bit of a reflection of the match in Bochum. We had the better play in the first half. But we simply weren't effective enough. We controlled Leipzig, conceded almost nothing, got into a lot of spaces ourselves and had two or three top-class chances. But we didn't score the goal. That hurts, of course. I'm pleased that the course of the game was ultimately in our favour."
Reaction from today’s opponents RB Leipzig
Marco Rose (coach, RB Leipzig): "We weren't good enough in the first half to deserve a goal. But at least we kept a clean sheet. We were too inactive and had too little movement with the ball. We got better in the second half and had two good chances straight away. Then we fell behind but reacted well. We still had some good approaches. We didn't pay enough attention at the back and lost the game."
Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig): "We lost because we defended poorly in the last spell and Bayern scored the goal. That wasn't clever of us. It's very bitter and tough mentally. The first half wasn't good, a bit sluggish. We didn't really get into our flow. We played better in the second half, had chances and then we conceded the opener in our pressing phase. But we kept the pressure on, scored the equalizer and even had chances to take the lead. There weren't so many actions at the end, perhaps we had run out of energy, run out of steam - and then this one move happened."
Janis Blaswich (RB Leipzig): "We didn't show up for the first half in terms of intensity and what we set out to achieve. That wasn't enough. We came back well after going behind. It's really bitter that we conceded the second goal so late on."
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