The Netherlands international stated his side’s cup victory was harder than the 4-0 scoreline suggested, while the manager also shared the same view that the away side posed a threat at the start of the game
Bayern Munich star player http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 conceded that the hammering of Kaiserslautern does not reflect the actual struggle they had to go through in order to progress to the third round of the DFB-Pokal. The Dutch star was named
captain for the clash and said he was happy with the way Der FCB performed to win against the visitors.
The right winger claimed Kaiserslautern put up a fight in the first-half, and it was not easy to qualify for the pre-quarters of the competition. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Pizarro-c9324 gave the Bavarian outfit an early lead, but they could not capitalise
on the early breakthrough and had to wait for the second-half to extend the scoreline.
Robben added a second goal, before Pizarro netted again. Moreover, the Dutch playmaker also bagged two goals as he finished off the game in style, scoring the final goal for Die Roten. Nevertheless, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Real
Madrid midfielder said the cup opponents proved tough competitors.
“Four-nil sounds easy but it was tough, so I’m proud of the lads. We worked very hard,” the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 international was quoted as saying in an interview.
Manager Jupp Heynckes also agreed that the away side gave them a tough time, as they did not allow Die Bayern to open up their defence. He maintained that he brought on a few players to rotate the squad and that his team played
with unity.
“You could see my players were utterly determined to make the last 16," the former Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Schalke 04 coach added.
"Kaiserslautern put up enormous resistance in the first half. I made a lot of changes, but my team still played as a unit, with plenty of ideas and great discipline," the former Borussia Monchengladbach and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hannover-96-c39492 striker finally concluded.
On the other hand, Rafinha suffered an injury while going for a challenge but said that the problem is not serious.
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