Bayern Munich
were looking to finish off Arsenal and were prepared to do so according to
Arjen Robben.
Bayern opened
the scoring, before Alexis Sanchez restored parity as they went into the break,
unfortunately, the match ended 5-1, much to the humiliation of Arsenal.
And Robben
felt Arsenal’s style of play played into Bayern Munich’s hand.
“It was a
little bit like [exhibition] play from our side,” he told Dutch broadcaster
Veronica TV.
“Our football
wasn’t that great. It was a different game since they [Arsenal] are a team that
want to play football. They gave much space away. We had some great attacking
play.
“I can
politically correctly say that there’s still 90 minutes to play for. But
normally this is it. We said to each other ‘we need to finish it now’. We saw
their heads were hanging. It’s not over, but we can’t let it slide now.”
He added: “I
have to say I’m a little surprised at our good display – although on the other
hand I’m not. We’re rock-solid when it’s do-or-die. The team just have great
character.
“We shouldn’t
have conceded the equaliser. Overall we dominated the match and were in
control, scoring beautiful goals in the second half.”
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