The Bayern Munich manager has expressed his delight on winning the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
The Bavarian giants got the better of Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena as they won the fixture with a 2-1 scoreline. Mario Gomez’s late strike secured a vital win for the home side as Jose Mourinho’s side suffered their first defeat
in Europe this season.
Franck Ribery scored the opening goal for the hosts with a low finish past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 which was cancelled out by Mesut Ozil in the second-half. Gomez scored the winner in the dying moments of the match to win the game for the
former European champions.
Heynckes claimed that his side deserved to win the game in the end as they certainly played the better football. He insisted that it was an outstanding display from the team and hailed the players for a strong comeback after the
recent disappointments in the Bundesliga.
The former Bayer Leverkusen manager is confident that his side will score at the Santiago Bernabeu next week and is hopeful for a place in the final of the competition.
“Overall, it was a deserved victory against a magnificent team. All credit to my lads! We played good football and we worked hard, an outstanding display. They players know we will score in Madrid but we have to find the right
balance between offence and defence,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The manager added that the Spanish giants started the game well and had the upper hand initially but admitted that his side came back brilliantly to win the game.
“Real were good in the first ten to 15 minutes, but we took control after that. Afterwards, we were smart and saw it through to the end. The players have to give everything they have physically in matches like that, and they did
so,” he concluded.
Bayern Munich will travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 for the second-leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, April 25. Los Blancos have the advantage of an away goal and a 1-0 win in Spain will take
them through to the final.
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