Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany appeared in press statements after being eliminated from the German Cup final, by Bayer Leverkusen 1-0.

The coach said: “Leaving the cup? It is bitter. The red card that Neuer received greatly affected the match. But what I must say is that during my career I played a lot with ten players, and it is not intuitive for the team to perform like this.” It happened today. What the players did today was wonderful. They performed well for a long time and showed a very strong personality. We had chances to score goals, but we did not take advantage of them, and we conceded a goal from a cross, which is of course unfortunate.”

He added: “Should Neuer have gone out that way? I don't think that was necessary. I think the first mistake was in the coverage. We had coverage, and the striker was not in a direct confrontation with the goalkeeper. The ball was heading away from the goal, but as a defense line we should have moved faster and covered the space better.”

He concluded: “It is not easy to overcome this loss, it is difficult. But I told the players: You cannot win every tournament, or every match, or even every training session. The question is: Did we play as a team that could win? I don't think we need to be afraid of the upcoming matches now. We won seven matches in a row after Barcelona and did not concede a single goal, and today we also showed our character. It is true that defeat is bitter, but if we continue to work in the same way, and I am confident of that, we will achieve titles in the end.”