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I think it was the worst time to be a Bayern supporter yesterday. I felt down, depressed and without focus. The people screaming after each Juventus blow was simply too much. Everything went into slow motion after the sixth minute. By minute 26, I felt numbed. Ir-recognizable people walking and talking next to me and nothing made any sense. At all.

Then I read something #12 wrote: "I told you so." I breathed. It clicked. I breathed again.

Come on guys. Time is on our side I thought. It was the feeling of watching E'to score from an offside position at the Allianz Arena all over again. First minutes of the game. That time, time was on our side as well. Only this time we had to overcome two. Actually, Bayern had to overcome whatever was it that hit them and took their souls away.

No words can describe what I saw yesterday. I saw Costa fighting and 10 people walking dead dressed in red. I breathed again.

When I received the worst news in my life I jumped, cried, screamed and felt raged. Why was this happening? THen I felt ashamed because someone older was sitting by and they digested the news for a few moments, breathed, and then said: "Ok, this is bad, but we are going to take it step by step."

Yesterday I wasn't happy. The result was upon us and this team played the worst football I've seen ever. Nothing compared to yesterday. Not even the SuperCup vs Chelsea.

#12 made me feel ashamed. I had been supporting Guardiola and believed in him and now I felt ashamed. Then I reminded myself that I believed in this team and people don't turn back to problems at the first sight on an Iceberg. You march straight on, slow down a bit and make sure you don't hit another one while the storm gives you the chance to see an opening and fly through.

Our fate hanged by a balance. This was open heart surgery and our patient had two strokes already and didn't want to wake up. This, as they say, is as dead as you get. But you look for a pulse.

Boom! A third attack. Row back, take things slowly, breathe. That was pure luck.

But nothing was working. They were playing the perfect game. Everything worked for them and nothing worked for us. Ok, lets correct a bit. Put a real right winger on the right wing. That should work. Boom! First cross from the right wing all night. Not menacing but it was a start. Boom! Ribéry finally reached the end line for the first time on the night. Ok, wings are working again. Let's try the center. Boom! Croos to Robert: 1-2!

Ok. Momentum. But Guardiola was living a different episode. He wasn't trying to save this match, he was trying not to lose 0-4 in the same house again; the worst 90 minutes of his entire life. He specifically told his players not to concede a third goal. He wasn't planning a comeback, he was trying not to go down in flames.

See, he HAS learned something in Munich. Except he didn't make much to reverse the result, Costa did. Sure, changes worked, but Thiago on on ET? Why? Boom! Mueller Equalizes! ET! Thiago on. Finally, Pep had either woken up or thrown all his cards and just paid to see his fate at the poker table.

Then Thiago sliced through the center line - with class. One touch, Mueller, you f*ck. You could have turned around with the ball and strike instead of being the team player you are and walled a pass back. Thiago, world class shot to the second post already had his foot moving when Muller released the ball. BOOM! He just made it look so easy.

The entire bar saw me grab JJ and throw him about half a meter into the air.

Then, slowly, Coman walked at the gate, stopped for a minute, thought for a sec about what he was about to do was going to go beyond the pitch and just shot. BOOM! The fat lady sang.

I remembered my uncle, sitting there years ago, breathing, saying: "Take it step by step. It is a set back, but life is like that and that was bellow the belt. But you take the punches and you roll with them."

I don't mind #12's post. Not any more. I just take it step by step. Go Bayern, let's see who's next.

JANCKER wrote:That win in Turin 6 years ago was also epic... time flies.

That game is for me the beginning of the new era, when we get back to the group of respected teams in europe. The winning era.

Watching that game gave me flashbacks of that rd of 16 match vs Inter where the defense just lost all composure but moments like those make wins like these that much sweeter

tflags wrote:I don't mind #12's post

You also read it wrong, dude...

I wasn't talking about me saying Guardiola's not gonna win CL... (which I still doubt though...) Or that we will opt out against Juve...

I was STRICTLYtalking about me bitching after the first leg, when people said I was overreacting and I said that those goals would hurt us badly... And even though we managed to turn it around yet again - they DID hurt us... I'm gonna keep repeating it until somebody finally doesn't get me wrong!

Pep Guardiola, Max Allegri, Bayern Munich and Juventus all deserve credit





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La coerenza di Gigi Buffon: “errori arbitrali? Sono l’alibi di chi non vince” disse alla Roma…

La furia di Marotta al temine del match della sua Juve contro il Bayern Monaco, è destinata a far discutere a lungo. “Clamoroso errore della terna, avrebbe dato senso diverso alla gara" – ha dichiarato l’amministratore delegato bianconero.



Previously Buffon called on Roma's complaints for refereeing mistakes as an excuse for those who don't win.

And now we have Juve CEO Marotta complaining about referee mistakes...

Valkress wrote:I am wondering because I haven't seen anyone mentioning it : Am I the only one to think that Alaba is at least as much at fault as Benatia for the second goal ?

Alaba had one of his worst games. Not only for the goals, but also for some poor clearences that led to dangerous counter attacks. Probably needs a rest as dambun said.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Ig6npoOZOeY[/youtube]

Coman is even more one dimensioned than Robben when playing RW. Even if theres a brick wall on his right, we will still try to dribble to that side

Firefox1234 wrote:Watching that game gave me flashbacks of that rd of 16 match vs Inter where the defense just lost all composure but moments like those make wins like these that much sweeter

That exactly the image that I remembered seeing with Pandev scoring in the ending time but this team got fight in them which comes from vidal and costa. Proud to be a fan win or lose..trophy less or treble I will always support bayern munich.

YlonenXabi wrote:Coman is even more one dimensioned than Robben when playing RW. Even if theres a brick wall on his right, we will still try to dribble to that side

At least he changed things up by faking left when it was obvious Sandro was committed to blocking him from crossing on his right, back in the day Robben would never have given up so easily

Der Bomber wrote:https://www.facebook.com/bayerncentral/posts/1277505708930059

Great take on yesterday's match in my opinion.

I disagree. not because I'm a Pep fan but because
1- anything from bayerncentral is rubbish.especiically when the writer is a MANU fan.
2- since when scoring from crosses is "Heynckes Fußball"?
3- anyone who has played sports knows that you cannot compare opponent and game circumstances.

Yes Bayern have problem in defence and Juve created so many chances because of that but the goals they scored (all 4) were due to individual mistakes.

none of you is not looking objeciv this match ... we gave two goals with head.our tactics could not break their defense.Again we played futile without idea.Classic Guardiola Bayern.With heart we win this game,and with so much much lucky!!!With game like this, we can only Wolfsburg to win in the next round.Cant wait to go Guardiola.We dont have tactic.We just circled around the box , without endgames ,and ideas...This is our problem 3 years.

MICUN wrote:none of you is not looking objeciv this match ... we gave two goals with head.our tactics could not break their defense.Again we played futile without idea.Classic Guardiola Bayern.With heart we win this game,and with so much much lucky!!!With game like this, we can only Wolfsburg to win in the next round.Cant wait to go Guardiola.We dont have tactic.We just circled around the box , without endgames ,and ideas...This is our problem 3 years.

How come? This is basically what everyone has been saying since the match. We were atrocious in defense and VERY lucky to go through. We need to improve, this kind of performances cannot be repeated. I just think we have a better chance if we are pressured, hence I want a strong but not too strong opponent next.

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