New Straits Times

DORTMUND’S DEMBELE

Bavarians double dream ends after dramatic turnaround

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MUNICH still won — that’s crazy,” beamed Tuchel.

“We had completely written off our 4-1 defeat in the league. We played well for 20 minutes and then we let it slip.

“After the break, we kept improving and improving, from the 60th minute we were very good. We certainly had a bit of luck too.”

The loss is a disaster for Bayern’s coach Carlo Ancelotti following the Bavarian giants’ Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Real Madrid.

The cup exit in Munich leaves Bayern winless in their last five games following back-to-back losses to Real, plus draws with Mainz and Leverkusen in the league.

Ancelotti’s Bayern are eight points clear in the Bundesliga with four games left.

However, their dreams of repeating last season’s league and cup double, under Ancelott’s

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AFP PIC Shanghai SIPG forward Hulk reacts during their Asian Champions League match against South Korea’s FC Seoul on Wednesday.

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