Union Berlin was served a heaping of humble pie after Bayern Munich’s 4-0 win at the Allianz on Saturday.
One of the few clubs to take points off Bayern this season, hopes for any semblance of a competitive match this time around were dispelled early…and if anything, the lopsided scoreline flattered the visitors in the end.
“It’s always tough against Bayern, no question. And it’s still different when you play here rather than at home. But of course we can’t play like that,” Union director Horst Heldt
stated after the match in comments captured by FCBayern.com. “We were inferior in every respect today and deservedly lost by this margin. To be honest, we can be glad we didn’t concede more goals.”
Union player Christopher Trimmel and coach Steffen Baumgart echoed those remarks.
“I’d like to list all our weaknesses, but I’d just say FC Bayern were superior in all respects,” Baumgart offered. “It hurts, I have to say that. We need to clear our heads first, the last few weeks were exhausting for us, with a negative experience. Everyone knows what awaits us in the next few matches, the kind of play we’ll be up against. We definitely want to use the next few home games to take the final steps.”
Added Trimmel “We played away against the best team today. It’s always hard, but we’d aimed for more. To be honest, we’re lucky we got away with a 4-0 defeat, it could have been worse…We were too timid in possession, which was a major problem. We wanted to change things at half-time but failed to do that. Of course we tried to show we wouldn’t completely fall apart, especially after the third goal. But that isn’t always easy because Bayern never let up – which is another thing that sets them apart from many other good teams. These games happen.”
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