Thomas Tuchel: ‘It feels like a betrayal in the final minutes’

The Bavarian club manager Thomas Tuchel spoke with the media after his team’s 2-1 defeat against Los Blancos at Santiago Bernabeu that see his team exit the Champions League at the ½ finals.

“Our team was almost through, we were almost in the final, and there was a very unusual mistake from our experienced footballer for 1-1, and then they scored us the 2^nd one in the extra time.

“Then we scored 1 and there was a catastrophic decision from the officials. It feels like a betrayal in the end. We showed our best, we left everything on the pitch, and we almost succeeded. Now, we must congratulate Los Blancos.”

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“The clear rule is that the scene must continue. The first mistake was made by the linesman, the second by the referee”. pic.twitter.com/22CMHNvpEy

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Tuchel added that the linesman apologized, but that doesn’t help at all. Thomas also shared that this wasn’t Bayern’s best game, but he saw his team reaching the final, and a mistake from one of the most experienced players on the pitch hit the whole team hard, and in the end, they must accept the defeat.