Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said his players are really gutted after their defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final, and pointed out a key advantage Thomas Tuchel s team had over his.
Joshua Kimmich’s header just past the hour mark sealed a 1-0 second-leg victory for the German side that saw them advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Arteta said he believes experience was key for Bayern, with his players relative novices in the competition.
“I cannot find the right words to lift them, I wish I had, Arteta said. “We have to go through it. We tried against a team that has a lot of experience and through the tie I think the margins have been very small.
“There have been moments where we have been better. We gave them two goals, a big advantage to give away, and today you could see it was margin of error zero, we made a mistake defending the goal and we conceded.
“Then it was difficult. We tried in many different ways but it’s difficult. It is the moment to stay next to the players, give them support, because they are the ones who have taken us on this journey.”
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