In Munich, Bayern attacked from the start, but on the contrary, Real Madrid took the lead in the first half. Finally, after the break, the host team turned around and created a chance to win. But the penalty was not won in the last half. In the first leg of the semi-final in the Champions League, Real left the field with a 2-2 draw. The Bayern coach is now hoping for a win in Madrid.
Real Madrid are a formidable team at home. Even after that, Thomas Tukhel believes, ‘Now everything is clear. Going to Madrid, whoever wins will go through to the next stage. We are ready to fight. The main thing is that we have to keep the faith.’
Tukhel thinks victory in Madrid is possible even if there is a tough challenge, ‘It is possible. Maybe 50-50. This is the hardest place to win. And that makes the challenge even more exciting.’
But Bayern could have been ahead in the first leg. It didn’t happen because of the penalty at the end. However, Tukhel does not want to waste time on that, ‘The result is what happened. Don’t waste time thinking about it now. Real have done it before, scoring from two chances. We are not the only ones who suffer in such situations. They have that quality to finish.’
His assessment of the whole match was that Bayern could have got a third goal, ‘It was a good start. I lost my rhythm later. We should have scored the third goal. But we were not skilled enough, calm enough to do that. I gave them a penalty just then.’
