Pep Guardiola takes full responsibility for Bayern
Munich being dumped out of the Champions League, claiming his side didn't
do enough in possession to warrant progressing.
The Bavarians were taught a lesson in
counter-attacking by a slick Real Madrid outfit who picked their
hosts off at will and went through with surprising ease.
Two goals apiece from Sergio Ramos and Cristiano
Ronaldo condemned Bayern to a humiliating defeat.
It was all their own doing - Ramos wasn't picked
up properly for either header in a four-minute spell - but Guardiola was more
incensed with his side's lack of incision on the ball.
'The reason for the defeat is that we played too
little with the ball,' he said.
'In Manchester and also in Madrid, we have made
it outstanding, not today.
'If you do not have control of the game, you have
no chance against this team.
'We played badly, that's my responsibility. We
are at the highest level in Europe and such errors are punished.
'I'll try to lift the players.'
Having already sealed the Bundesliga title,
Bayern only have the German Cup to play for. The way in which they crumbled
when hit on the break will have been alarming to those inside the Allianz
Arena.
Not least captain Philipp Lahm, who added: 'The
disappointment is huge. We did not play well tactically, we played an open game
way too early.
'While we controlled the first leg, we gave them
an end-to-end game today, that's not our way of playing, they like it though.'
Arjen Robben was stifled by a well-organised
Madrid back four, particularly Fabio Coentrao, but remained pragmatic in his
assessment.
'We received a 4-0 beating today. Accept it. Cry
about it. Go home. Then move on,' he said.
'We had lots of hope, the mood was good. We
attacked from the first minute, then conceded two from set-pieces, not
counter-attacks.
'We've been punished and have to accept it. A 4-0
defeat at home is tough but we have to lift our heads, we have a cup final
soon.'
