Bayern were victims of Real Madrid´s lethal efficiency, says Tuchel

Bayern Munich were victims of Real Madrid’s lethal efficiency in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw but the Germans are ready to beat them in next week’s Champions League semi-final return leg, says coach Thomas Tuchel.

The Bavarians struck twice in four minutes early in the second half with a shot from Leroy Sane and a Harry Kane penalty to turn the game around after Vinicius Junior had put the visitors ahead in the 24th against the run of play.

Brazilian striker Vinicius also bagged an equaliser with an 83rd-minute spot kick as Bayern were pushing for a third goal.

Tuchel felt Bayern were in a strong position to stretch their lead going into the closing stages, but instead they will travel to Madrid next Wednesday with the tie all square.

“The result is what it is and it is not worth spending any time thinking about it,” Tuchel, who will leave Bayern at the end of the season after a disappointing domestic campaign, said at his post-match press conference.

“Real have done it before, to score twice with two chances.

“We are not the first team to suffer that. They have the finish, they have the quality to do that.”

2+ – Vinícius Júnior has scored 2+ goals in a single game in any competition for Real Madrid for the 13th time, and five of those have been this season, doing this for the fourth time in the @ChampionsLeague today.

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Reflecting on the match, Tuchel added: “We had a strong start, then we lost a bit of our rhythm.

“Then [later in the game] we should have scored a third, but we were not efficient enough, not cold enough to add a third. Then we gifted them a penalty.”

Bayern enjoyed a strong start and also had chances to score again after going 2-1 up.

They will now need to win against Real, who are chasing a 15th European Cup, in Madrid if they are to advance to the final at Wembley.

Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain face each other in the other semi-final, with the first leg of that tie taking place on Wednesday.