Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern defender, about his disallowed goal shortly before the final whistle): “I find the scene unbelievable. I can’t understand it, you have to play through it. I don’t want to say that Madrid are always lucky, but that makes the difference today. I think we played a good game for 90 minutes, very mature and compact.”
Thomas Tuchel (Bayern coach): “We need a while, it’s a defeat in which we left everything on the pitch. So: no regrets. A bit too many injuries, substitutions, cramps. Manu makes a mistake that he won’t make in 100 years. The offside whistle is an absolute disaster. The game scene has to be played to the end, that’s the rule, especially when it’s so close, so close to the goal. The linesman makes the first mistake, the referee makes the second. The boys are very disappointed . We were almost through it, it was a full fight. Nothing I say can alleviate it in any way.
Manuel Neuer (Bayern keeper, about the 1:1): “Anyone who has played football knows how you feel now. The fact that we are eliminated in the final phase is extremely bitter. We were already one step into London and you really don’t have the words. That’s extremely bitter for me , I expected the ball differently, more towards the chest, I didn’t expect that there was such a small mole in the space. Then Joselu was there faster brutally.”
Thomas Müller (Bayern striker): “Shortly before the 1-1 score, there was almost a quarter of an hour left to play. You have to be honest. Manu was there, the defenders blocked shots. Of course you can now analyze the goals, you can analyze counterattack opportunities. We can “You can’t control everything, even if we leave a lot on the pitch.”
Toni Kroos (on his renewed chance at a Champions League title): “These are our uncontrollable minutes that we are known for. In the first leg it was even, but today we were the better team for 90 minutes. We accept the role of favorites against BVB, we have no problem with that. I am convinced That we can do justice to that. A Champions League final is something that they haven’t played that often. It’s a completely different atmosphere I hope that they do a little less with us and that we have the advantage of experience and then win the thing. But that’s not a declaration of war – it’s clear that we want to win it.”
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid): “This is what you dream about as a child, being in a Champions League final. It’s a dream come true. I’m a bit shocked today and have to let it sink in. I can’t believe it. My first final in England against Dortmund. Congratulations her. I’m happy to see some of my old friends.”