Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer bemoaned his side’s lack of killer instinct in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final elimination at the hands of holders Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
PSG set up a clash with Arsenal in the final with a 1-1 draw in the second leg at Bayern, sealing a 6-5 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n
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Bayern have scored an incredible 175 goals in all competitions this season but were unable to break through until stoppage time, when Harry Kane grabbed an equaliser.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t have big chances today, but we still created enough to score. We missed the killer mentality that PSG had to score the goals,” Neuer said to DAZN.<\/p>\n
“We were close to the final but couldn’t take the next step. Our goal came too late.”<\/p>\n
England captain Kane’s goal, in the fourth added minute, came too late to give the hosts hope of scoring another to force extra time.<\/p>\n
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“Our goal unfortunately came a bit too late. We didn’t have time to create another chance or maybe even get a set-piece,” Neuer said.<\/p>\n
“At that point it was too late.”<\/p>\n
Bayern are through to the German Cup final and have already won the Bundesliga, but Neuer admitted “right now, disappointment prevails”.<\/p>\n
Speaking with German TV, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany agreed with his captain, but said he would take motivation from the defeat.<\/p>\n
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“I don’t have the ability to stay disappointed for long. Of course, in the end we lost two very, very tight games against a very good opponent. It’s bitter.<\/p>\n
“We needed to be more decisive. Congratulations to PSG. The Champions League is over for us this season, but there will be another chance – and that’s a motivation for me.<\/p>\n
“We have played Paris five times \u2013- we have won twice, lost twice and drawn once, which was today. We tried everything, that also has to be said.”<\/p>\n
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The defeat ended six-time Champions League winners Bayern’s hopes of returning to the final for the first time since 2020, when they beat PSG 1-0.<\/p>\n
The German giants have now not made it through a two-legged semi-final since 2013, with their last triumph coming during the Covid-hit 2019\/20 season in which the quarter-finals and semi-finals were single-leg ties.<\/p>\n
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