Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich could only lament his team’s unlucky performance during a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Champions League.
“We didn’t play our game 100%, made a few too many mistakes and weren’t quite as keen on the second balls as we have been in recent weeks. We had a few chances going forward, even if not everything was perfect. Even if there weren’t that many, some of them were clear cut chances. It’s always difficult to create chances against an opponent that sits deep. We had a good chance by Serge in the first half and another chance by Harry at the end. There were definitely situations that could have led to goals,” said Kimmich (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
As for the goal that was conceded, Kimmich said that it was not on goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, whose swashbuckling style probably stopped other chances earlier in the match.
“It was our own set piece, we were perhaps a bit too far away. Manu generally stands a bit high – he stopped us from conceding a big chance in the first half by doing so. We often benefit from Manu standing high, so we don’t blame him for that at all,” said Kimmich.
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