“Seemed like we had a lack of confidence” - Thomas Muller makes big admission after 4-1 loss to Barcelona
Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller has shared his thoughts on their defeat against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 23. They lost 4-1 at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Barca came into the game having lost their previous six clashes against Bayern in the Champions League. They hadn't even scored a goal against the German giants in their last four matches. However, they were excellent on Wednesday and secured a big victory.
After the 4-1 defeat, Thomas Muller shared his analysis of the game and said (via @iMiaSanMia on X:
"This obviously isn't a good feeling. We came here to win, but we lost 4-1, so there's a lot of work out there to do for us. We perhaps had a lack of confidence in the end because of the scoreline and because of how it seemed we played.
"When we look back and analyse it, we'll see that Barcelona had more good moments than us. I say it seemed like we had a lack of confidence, only because we didn't press like we wanted to. We didn't have the possession and control that we aimed for. We didn't play like we were able to play; that's what I meant. Maybe it's only human, when losing 4-1, to step up again and to try again, but it's not that easy.
"We had good possession of the ball, so maybe the scoreline was a little bit of a strange result. We have to respect that they are a good team, that Raphinha had an almost perfect night, while we missed good chances."
Barcelona are 10th in the Champions League standings with two wins and one loss. Bayern Munich, meanwhile, are 23rd with one win and two defeats.
Clinical Barcelona demolish Bayern Munich in the Champions League
Bayern Munich finished the all-important Champions League clash with 61% possession. They had 11 attempts with three on target while the hosts had 12 attempts with four on target and scored from all of them.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the first minute with a composed finish after getting on the end of a Fermin Lopez pass. Harry Kane then thought he had equalised in the 10th minute but the goal was chalked off for offside. He did get his goal in the 18th minute with an excellent finish.
Robert Lewandowski then made it 2-1 for Barcelona in the 36th minute before Raphinha scored another in the 45th minute. The Brazilian forward then completed his hat-trick in the 56th minute with another brilliant counter-attacking goal from the Blaugrana. Bayern dominated possession and tried to get back into the game but failed to create many clear-cut chances.
Barcelona will next face arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga on Saturday, October 26. Bayern, meanwhile, will face VfL Bochum away in the Bundesliga on Sunday.