Wojciech Szczesny admits Bayern Munich were better on their last-16 clash at the UEFA Champions League – football news

Wojciech Szczesny admits Bayern Munich were better on their last-16 clash at the UEFA Champions League – football news

Poland International, Wojciech Szczesny, admits that the German side, Bayern Munich, was clearly the better side in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League battle at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal goalkeeper, Szczesny admitted that the last year’s runner-up, Bayern Munich, showed class in their pre-quarters Champions League clash on Tuesday.

“Bayern were the better side,” he reflected in an interview to the Arsenal player. ”They created more chances and probably deserved the win. We hoped that we could pull one back in the second half and hopefully gain some momentum.”

Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller took the visiting side 2-0 up in just under 22 minutes in the opening half.

In the second half, Arsenal lifted their game and attacked more. Lukas Podolski led his side lowering the trail in the 55^th minute after heading the goal. However, Bayern maintained their intensity and managed to goal again. Mario Mundzukic scored the third goal for the Jupp Heynckes’ side and sealed the deal with a 3-1 victory.

The Pole commented further:

“We were pushed back in the first half. We just tried to get a goal back [after the break] and that’s what we did. But they’re a quality opponent and it’s hard to get momentum against them. They defended very well and managed to score a third goal as well.”

The Polish keeper believes that after suffering this defeat his side will gather their strength and avenge the defeat in the second leg.

“Hopefully we can learn from it and go there with the belief that we could hopefully get through. Nobody believed that we could do it against Milan and we almost did it. You never know in the Champions League.”

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