The Bayern Munich striker has expressed his delight on scoring four goals in the second-leg of the UEFA Champions League knock-out stage clash.
The Bavarian giants thrashed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 7-0 in the second-leg of the knock-out round to qualify for the quarter-final of the competition. The home side progressed with a 7-1 aggregate after they lost the first-leg at the St. Jakob-Park
1-0.
Mario Gomez scored a staggering four times in the game, making it seven goals in the last two games, whereas http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 scored a brace. Thomas Muller also found the net once to ensure a thumping victory for his side.
Gomez claimed that the game against Hoffenheim was very important for his side as they were coming from a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the previous week. He stated that the team made a stunning comeback and won the game 7-1 which
definitely was a boost in confidence for the players.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfB-Stuttgart-c40879 player stressed that the UEFA Champions League clash was also a crucial game for his side as the team was trailing 1-0 from the first-leg. The forward is elated with the team’s recent performances and is
hopeful of success.
“The match against Hoffenheim was important for us and important to boost our morale. The atmosphere in the stadium pushed us forward. We were very confident, just like against Hoffenheim. The positive spirit is back again. I think
we have turned the tide,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Gomez also expressed his pleasure on scoring his second hat-trick in one week. He admitted that his form was not good this year but is confident of scoring more goals in the remaining games of the season.
“Yes, I scored a hat-trick again. If I do not score in the next three games, I will have all critics on me again. In three of my goals I had outstanding assists by [Franck] Ribery. We have two world class players on the wings,”
he concluded.
Bayern Munich will next take on Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 in a league clash on Saturday, March 17. The match will be played at the Olympiastadion.
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