Bayern’s woes continue with 0-1 shock loss to Lazio
Bayern was reduced to 10 men midway through the second half after the German club failed to capitalize on a series of chances. «It's been a tough week,» Bayern striker Harry Kane said. «We started well and had some clear chances. I had one, Jamal (Musiala) had one, Josh (Kimmich) had one from the edge of the box. In these games, those are big moments which we weren't able to take.»
Kane was set up by Thomas Muller directly in front of the goal seven minutes in but missed high with a half-volley.
«They're the ones you want and I just leaned back,» Kane said. «That's football and part of being a striker: you're going to miss them now and again. The main thing for me and the team is to focus on the next challenge. We're in a difficult spell, there's no hiding that. We're not out of it and we'll never give up. One spark can change a lot and we need to try to find that.»
Together with the 3-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen, the result puts pressure on Bayern and coach Thomas Tuchel ahead of the return leg March 5.
«From my perspective, we produced a reaction (to the Leverkusen loss) in the first half,» Bayern's Thomas Muller said. «We should definitely have taken the lead in the first half. If we're talking about a reaction, you can't always discuss the result — which is of course a nice end product for a reaction — but first and foremost, we're talking about our approach.»
Bayern, a six-time European champion, has reached the quarterfinals or better in 11 of its last 12 Champions League campaigns — the exception being
