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FC Bayern are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to a top performance against Lazio Rome.
We summarize the interviews surrounding the game.
Munich – FC Bayern had the most important game of the season on Tuesday evening with the second leg of the round of 16 against Lazio Rome (here in the live ticker) and solved the task confidently with a 3-0 win.
What do the players and FCB officials say?
We summarize the opinions surrounding the knockout game in the Champions League here.
Thomas Tuchel (FC Bayern coach) after the game on Prime Video about...
... an injury to his foot (Tuchel limped to the interview):
“The motivational speech before the game cost me my big toe, I think.
I didn't have the courage to get out of the shoe anymore because I don't think I'll be able to get back in."
... the question of whether he kicked an object:
“Something like that and I hurt myself.”
... the question of whether the team noticed his foot injury:
“I don’t think they even know yet.
She was probably a little surprised that I sat for 90 minutes.”
... his team's performance:
“Yes, we were very disciplined.
It was a very solid, very disciplined performance.
We haven't lost our heads.
And we played a little bolder and had a better rhythm.
And then of course we got the reinforcement through the goal and then of course the second goal at the perfect time.
This gave us confidence in the game and we deserved to win the game in the end.”
... his team's fluctuations in form:
“We also did well in the second half in Freiburg and for long stretches in the game against Leipzig.
But of course, that's the topic.
But let's not focus on that today.
Today we managed to be focused and disciplined for over 90 minutes.
We didn't do any crazy things either, we waited in a very disciplined manner until the gaps opened up and had a little better understanding of when to accelerate and when to take risks.
In the end it looked easier than it was.
We knew we had to score at least two goals against an Italian team, a Sarri team.
And we did well for that.”
... reaching the quarter-finals:
“We all have big goals and the minimum goal for all of us is the quarter-finals.
From the quarter-finals onwards you will also need a bit of luck because then the raffle is completely open.
That’s why it was very important.”
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... the coming weeks:
“We have to step up our game and can now be happy and feel confirmed for that.
But Mainz is waiting on Saturday afternoon and will make life difficult for us.
We have to stick with it and keep the momentum, that's not easy for us this season.
That's why the next attempt is on Saturday.
Let's see what shoes I can get in by then.
This can come at the expense of aesthetics, I’m afraid.”
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern) after the game on Prime Video via...
... reaching the quarter-finals:
“We are of course very happy and are trying to simply enjoy the feeling that is there right now for everyone involved, regardless of what was in the newspaper yesterday, what is in the newspaper tomorrow or whatever That's how it was and is otherwise, but it just feels good.
The team absolutely deserved it today and we want to enjoy it.
I think everyone involved is of course very happy today because we all know how important we are to make progress here today.”
... the solidarity of the team:
“We didn’t play football that well, but we were actually together the whole time.
Well, I've always said that it's not a complete shambles here, but that we had problems on the football field and today it was quite good.
... his goal:
"I wasn't quite sure whether I was offside, so I was just slightly reserved at first, but then I saw that the Italian was standing back there."
... the meaning of the victory:
“We are happy and we know that we played a good game today.
But we also know that Lazio are of course not in the best phase either.
And yet you still have to bend a result like that first.
So it's not salvation now.
But we have taken a very, very important step.”
... the question of whether Thomas Tuchel seemed relieved:
“Several cameras were probably pointed at him throughout the game in order to be able to interpret every emotion at the end.
And I could imagine that maybe even a smile was caught today.
I found him very confident today.
I perceived it as very structured today.
So that’s what you need for a game like this.”
... the question of whether Tuchel injured his foot:
“I didn’t get that.
But there is always a little loss.
Professional sport is always on edge!
We just don’t do it with fruit tea.”
Thomas Müller was of course in a great mood after the victory over Lazio.
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Harry Kane (FC Bayern) after the game on Prime Video via ...
... progressing against Lazio Rome:
“It’s a perfect evening for us.
It was a big game.
We were 1-0 down in the first leg.
It's obviously a big moment in our season.
It was a top performance.”
...his two goals:
“The first goal was just about getting into the box.
We've been talking about it all week.
I took my time finishing with my left foot, but it was nice to see how it worked.”
... the situation surrounding Thomas Tuchel:
“I find it unusual.
As I said before, as players we have a responsibility to achieve every victory in every competition, not only to the coach but also to the club.
Of course we know we have to improve, but nights like this can really change the season.
I’m really proud of the boys and we just have to keep this momentum going.”
Max Eberl (sports director FC Bayern) before the game on Prime Video about ...
... the question of whether a successor for Thomas Tuchel has already been decided:
“Well, I think that would be the quickest coaching appointment there was in the Bundesliga if you started on March 1st and then already had a coach, especially since we still want to achieve something.
So that's something for me too, arriving a bit new, getting to know the dressing room, getting to know the boys, the club.
After 30 years, something has changed a bit.”
Max Eberl spoke before the second leg of the round of 16 against Lazio.
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... the chances of progressing against Lazio:
“Well, if I wasn't optimistic now, if I didn't think we can do it, then I would be out of place.
Well, I'm always a very big realist, but today, and I feel it too, there's a good energy there.
I was allowed to accompany the team these days, I was allowed to accompany Thomas, I was there.
The good training, Thomas has already said that, I don’t even want to mention it anymore, he’s done that often.”
... the question of why the players don't do what Tuchel has them training:
“That's a legitimate question, and I don't have a clue for it now.
I think that they often have fluctuations in the game, they start well, then they slow down, then they get chances, then they become unsure, then they no longer have their structure.
That was the case against Freiburg, for example: that they played the first half after conceding a goal after a solid ten minutes, as was not discussed.
Everyone wanted to get things done quickly and we still had 70 minutes to turn the game around.
We didn't do that in the first half.
By switching to a three-man chain at half-time, we had four or five top-class chances to score, turned the game around, and then gave up a goal relatively easily.”
... Tuchel's statements at the press conference:
“Thomas and I had a conversation beforehand, so he knew that I would come.
Of course we talked afterwards, but he didn't mean it that way, now you can say it maybe didn't come across well.
I have a problem with that.”
... the game against Lazio:
“Now you have the Champions League, that is the competition in which we are most likely to achieve something at the moment, even if the Champions League title is very far away.
But now we have to take this step and get through this round against Lazio.
The first leg against Lazio wasn't great, we lost with a penalty and a red card, and of course that can't happen to us today.
But when I see the players, when I see the team, when I see the training, it's outstanding.
And everyone has their own motivation, the boys on the pitch want to progress, Thomas wants to progress, I would like to progress, everyone here, or at least most of them want us to progress.
So we should take this energy with us, and then many, many things are possible.”
... the future of Bayern:
“I’ll take a look at everything first.
I'm not going to openly commit myself to the axis here because it's still far too early.
We have to play a game today first.
But we then have to find a coach and of course clarify a few contract situations at the same time.
So there’s a lot for me to do here.”
... the question of whether Tuchel will remain Bayern coach:
“Yes, there is no other opinion at the moment.”
Thomas Tuchel (FC Bayern coach) before the game on Prime Video about ...
... the Champions League:
“These are the most beautiful evenings, Champions League, it’s always been like that, it’s something very special, I’ll never feel it any differently.”
... the chances of progressing against Lazio:
“I hope that we carry out our plan, I hope that we get the necessary energy from the stadium and a special performance, a disciplined performance and also the necessary fighting spirit and doggedness on the pitch receive.
We are a very good team in good phases, we just have too many fluctuations in our season and in our game.
If we manage to be a good team most of the time, then we have all the cards in our hands to beat Lazio.”
... the tactics against Lazio:
“We have to have the confidence to play more through the gaps that were there in the first leg, we played too much around the whole block, we have to try to make a lot of contacts in the penalty area.
We have to try to have more people in the penalty area to get the game in there.
We have to be brave and accept the risk, but at the same time we have to be smart and extremely disciplined to prevent counterattacks.”
... the line-up:
“I don't remember exactly what it was like in the first leg, but Dayot Upamecano is suspended and Matthijs de Ligt and Erik Dier played very well against Leipzig recently.
That’s why we left the two of them together, it’s a tough decision against Minjae Kim and has nothing to do with performance reasons.”
... the question of whether Leroy Sané has enough for 90 minutes:
“Leroy doesn’t have any physical problems, it’s just about pain management and that feels good at the moment.
But it can also be like against Leipzig, where things get worse within a minute and we know that.”
... his ambition:
“So no one needs to worry about my ambition, it’s at its limit.”
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