The Bayern Munich manager has expressed his delight on qualifying for the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League.
The Bavarian giants thrashed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 7-0 and progressed to the next round of the competition courtesy four goals from Mario Gomez. The visitors failed to capitalise on the slender 1-0 lead from the first-leg and were comprehensively
beaten at Allianz Arena.
The hosts fired seven past the Swiss outfit as Gomez scored his second hat-trick in a week to lead the team to the next round. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 scored a brace whereas Thomas Muller scored once as the former German champions won the
game 7-0.
Heynckes insisted that his side played sensationally to comeback from a defeat in the first-leg at St. Jakob-Park. He hailed the team’s strong revival after the defeat to Bayer Leverkusen two weeks back. The side has won the next
two games and have scored a staggering 14 goals in the process.
The former Bayer Leverkusen boss is elated with the way Bayern played and admitted that getting the lead early in the game was vital for the win. He showered praise on the likes of Mario Gomez, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery for
their stunning performances recently.
“All credit to my team. With today's performance, they picked up seamlessly from last Saturday. Today we played top football from the start to the finish. We went out and did what we set out to do: score an early goal. After going
a goal up, we were very smart, very calm, and very skilful,” he was quoted as saying in an interview to the club’s official website.
Heynckes added that it was a perfect result for his side as Bayern are now in the last eight of the competition. He insisted that the players put in a determined performance and showed the willingness to win the game.
“Overall, it was a perfect match. The second and third goals came at a psychologically good time. Basel were demoralised after that. We showed we wanted to wrap it up and progress to the quarter-finals,” he concluded.
Bayern Munich will next face Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 in the Bundesliga at the Olympiastadion on Saturday, March 17.
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