Conte: Bayern were more impressive than Juventus

The former Italy international praised the Bavarian outfit after their convincing win in the first leg of the Champions League quarter final at the Allianz Arena

Juventus FC head coach Antonio Conte has accepted that his side did not play well in the opening clash against Bayern Munich as they suffered a 2-0 loss in Munich. David Alaba and Thomas Muller scored for the home side, and now the Italian club need a miracle to make a comeback in the return leg.

“Bayern played a great game. We just came up against a great team tonight. I have to be honest and admit that we simply faced a better side,” Conte said at a press conference.

“We knew it would be a difficult game but we also know that football is unpredictable and that we’ll have to do something great against such a strong team in the return leg,” the former Lecce and Juventus FC attacking midfielder was quoted as saying in an interview.

“Bayern have great quality but also a great physical condition and a great fighting spirit. They are up there with Barcelona and Madrid in terms of quality yet they are also very angry after losing last season’s final at home on penalties. And they proved all their grit tonight,” the former Arezzo, Bari and Siena head coach added.

“Bayern played with great tempo, they won almost every challenge and did not allow us to play our game. Our project started only 16 months ago, so this can be an important lesson, especially to understand what it takes to play at this level. We can just be proud to already be here at this stage,” he finally concluded.

Conte stated that Bayern were exceptional and they could not match them on any level at the Allianz Arena.

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