Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel has sympathised with Erik ten Hag following Manchester United\u2019s exit from the UEFA Champions League.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Red Devils were eliminated from the competition, and Europe altogether, following their matchday six defeat at the hands of\u00a0Bayern\u00a0at Old Trafford \u2013 their fourth defeat of the group stage. By\u00a0losing 1-0, United also broke the record for most goals conceded by an English team in the Champions League group stages, shipping a whopping 15 goals in just six games.<\/p>\n Speaking to the press post-match, Bayern boss Tuchel was keen to sympathise with Ten Hag, pointing to United\u2019s injury concerns as a key reason the club were knocked out of the Champions League.<\/p>\n \u201cAlmost always I feel sympathy for the other coach but we try everything to win matches, these are the goals of high level sports but of course I have sympathy, he has a lot of key players injured for a decisive match, they lack the personality and maybe the width to change games from the bench,\u201d\u00a0Tuchel\u00a0said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not an easy time but I am pretty sure he knows what to do next and he does not need my advice or clapping on the shoulders, he is experienced enough to go through it. I had not a nice moment last Saturday and sometimes you feel pretty lonely as a coach.\u201d<\/p>\n Coman scored the only goal \/ Shaun Botterill\/GettyImages<\/p>\n Ten Hag\u00a0has indeed been without a number of key players in recent weeks, with Christian Eriksen, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez among those who weren\u2019t fit to face Bayern on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n Tuchel also admitted that he was surprised by the Red Devils\u2019 performances in the Champions League, stating that he had expected\u00a0United\u00a0to challenge Bayern at the top of the group.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a huge club and [it\u2019s] not what you expect. In the group you expect also Manchester United challenging for the win of the group and a place in the round of 16 but in my experience I can tell you we had a difficult group,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe matches were tight, the results were narrow so you could see everything was possible until today for Manchester United. In some of the matches games changed in a blink of an eye. They were comfortable in the lead in Istanbul and gave it away, they were comfortable in the lead in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a big club, they are a dangerous team.\u201d<\/p>\n
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