FC Bayern lost 4-1 to FC Barcelona on Matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage. “It was a clear defeat,” stated head coach Vincent Kompany plainly. “Barça played it out from the back more simply and used long balls – we weren’t tidy enough and we made too many mistakes. So, the result is a very clear and tough-to-take 4-1 defeat”, analysed Joshua Kimmich. fcbayern.com has all the post-match reaction.
Reaction to the game at Barcelona
Max Eberl, board member for sport: “We lost our way after about half an hour. After conceding the early goal, we played well for 30 minutes and deserved our equaliser. After that, we capitulated. We didn’t do well. We have to learn from this defeat. We win together, we lose together.”
Vincent Kompany: "We lost; it was a clear loss. I don’t want to begin analysing everything right away. In the first half, their first goal is too easy, and it stings. Then I had the feeling for around 30 minutes that we could win it. But then the game was flipped after the second and third goals. But for a more in-depth analysis, I think we need calm after we’ve watched it back again, so that we can learn from it and improve. We’ll stick together and learn from this loss. We have a very important game against Bochum at the weekend, so we’ll push on.”
Manuel Neuer: “Barcelona play high-risk football, as do we - it’s clear that these things can happen. Giving away possession and balls in behind our back line can hurt us, as we also saw against Frankfurt. We should have been more aggressive. Particularly with the long balls that Lewy can latch onto and then slip through to their quick players like Raphinha. Especially in the midfield, we were lacking the aggression that you need against a technically gifted team like Barcelona.”
Joshua Kimmich: “It’s a very clear result. In the first half, it was not so clear; we got off to a bad start but regained control after 10 minutes and brought it back to 1-1. We were very unfortunate to then go down to 2-1. It felt as though we were not tidy enough with the ball. It was two teams who played open and expansive football, who wanted to press, who generally wanted to put the opposition under pressure early on. Barça played it out from the back more simply and used long balls – we weren’t tidy enough and we made too many mistakes. So, the result is a very clear and tough-to-take 4-1 defeat. It wasn’t a 4-1 game, but it was a deserved defeat.”
Reaction from the Barcelona camp
Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona coach): “I’m proud of how we came back after the equaliser, as we had a period in the game when we weren’t so brave. We created some excellent chances. I’m happy; we have a very young team who are implementing our ideas very well. Bayern Munich are an outstanding team and play very attractive football. We were a touch better today, a touch more clinical in our finishing.”
Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona): “I’m very pleased. A victory over Bayern Munich is something special. I experienced a lot with Bayern and that stays with me. Today on the pitch I had to put that aside and focus on the game. After the early goal, we played a bit too deep but then we were much improved again. This performance can give us confidence.”
Raphinha (FC Barcelona): “We’ll leave tonight extremely satisfied; it was a very important game for us. We played very well – that’s the most important thing for me, that we played well as a team. I said beforehand that it feels like a Champions League final against FC Bayern. So to win in this way against an opponent like Bayern is extraordinary. It was important to get our second win in the Champions League this season.”
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