It was a virtually perfect performance on this Tuesday night in Leverkusen: the defence of goalkeeper Jonas Urbig and centre-backs Dayot Upamecano and Minjae Kim thoroughly impressed, while the attack excelled in both games - resulting in a 5-0 win on aggregate in the Champions League round of 16 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Accordingly, the Munich men were delighted after the match. Harry Kane, who scored one goal and set up the other, saw "a special performance" and summarised: "We beat Leverkusen 5-0 over two legs, which represents two very good displays against a very good team." fcbayern.com has compiled the rest of the reaction for you.
The reaction after Leverkusen second leg
Vincent Kompany: "I think the boys showed again today how hungry they are, what they want to achieve. We've won and I don't want to brag too much. I thought the second half was very interesting. In the first half, we showed our normal pressing and had good movement in behind. We knew we wouldn't get many chances but we did create some. In the second half, we defended well even though they had a lot of attacking players on the field. But we stood up to that, defended the crosses - and were still a threat. It was a good balance. I'm really looking forward to Inter Milan but we have matches before that. My job is always to prepare for the next match. We look forward to Milan."
Harry Kane: "A really good display, a special performance from us from the first minute onwards. We defended well and created good chances even in the first half. Then it worked out in the second half and we scored and got the reward for a strong display. We pressed high and kept winning the second ball. We beat Leverkusen 5-0 over two legs, which represents two very good displays against a very good team. What we've learned from the Bundesliga is that Leverkusen can also press very well. With the crowd behind them, that can put you under a lot of pressure - we stood firm and didn't let that happen. FC Bayern were already one of the favourites for the title before this game. But we have to stay humble, keep at it, keep working hard and shouldn't savour the moment for too long today."
Jamal Musiala: "We prepared well, we knew we had to be at a top level. We've played really well twice. The intensity and energy were there until the 90th minute, which we have to take into the next matches. It'll be another tough one against Inter. We know how good they are and we'll prepare for that after the international break. For me, the focus is on the next round for now. We've taken a step today, next it's Inter - but obviously we all want to get to the final."
Dayot Upamecano: "That was a very good performance from us, we defended very well together, we scored goals - I'm happy with the result. Now I'm only thinking about the Bundesliga, it's very important that we now win at Union Berlin. What's coming after that is not important right now."
Reaction from the Bayer Leverkusen camp
Xabi Alonso (head coach): "We didn't lose the tie today. We lost it in the second half in Munich. Today we gave everything in the first half, we wanted to force the luck and the hope - but that didn't come. I'm nevertheless proud of the team, we left everything out there."
Lukáš Hradecký (captain): "The last week has hit us, we've hit a bit of a dip in form. Bayern were clearly better - when you lose 5-0 over two legs, there's certainly big disappointment. But we can only learn from this. You feel the absences of players like Florian Wirtz, but Bayern also knew how to close off our spaces. We hardly had any proper attempts on goal. Bayern were clearly the better team, we have to acknowledge that. We're nevertheless proud, we want to remain competitive against Bayern and the other big teams. We have to grow and come back from this disappointment."
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