The Schalke manager feels that his goalkeeper was brilliant against Bayern Munich and admits that the score line could have been worse.
Huub Stevens is thankful to his goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Timo-Hildebrand-c35115, whose quick reflexes denied Bayern Munich from scoring more than two goals. The Bavarian giants hosted the Royal Blues on Sunday, February 26, at the Allianz Arena with
Jupp Heynckes’ men winning by a 2-0 margin to keep themselves in the hunt for this season’s crown.
Franck Ribery scored both goals for the home side in each half to put his team second in the league standings. Bayern were in desperate search of a win after a disappointing result against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 in the first-leg of the knock-out
stage of the UEFA Champions League. The Swiss outfit gained 1-0 advantage over the Reds in their bid to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.
The Die Knappen manager opined that Bayern were brilliant on the night and deserved to win. He admitted that Hildebrand was superb especially during the second-half when Bayern were a constant threat to the Schalke goal. The manager
also stated that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues had their share of chances in the match but the team failed to capitalise, eventually leading to a defeat.
While talking to reporters after the game, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 international further added:
"Bayern were the better team today and deserved to win. We started out well but conceded on the break. We had our chances, but Bayern were clearly better. Special thanks that we only lost 2-0 to Hildebrand. We are glad that we
are in fourth place."
However, Stevens admitted to Bayern’s superiority on the night and congratulated them on their win. He also reserved praise for his players who gave their one-hundred percent away from home in their bid to stay alive in contention
for this season’s title.
As a result of this loss, Schalke stay fourth in the league standings with 44 points, eight points short of current leaders, Borussia Dortmund. They will next be in action against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 on Saturday, March 3, at the badenova-Stadion.
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