Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel expressed disappointment with his side’s first-half performance in the team’s 2-2 Bundesliga draw at Freiburg on Friday night.
Bayern aimed to close the gap on Bayer Leverkusen to five points but conceded an 87th-minute goal, settling for a point that reduced the deficit to seven.
Xabi Alonso’s men could increase their lead over Bayern to double digits by the end of the gameweek when they travel to FC Cologne on Sunday.
Tuchel admitted that his team were off the pace in the opening half, lacking in both attacking and defensive phases and allowing counter-attacks from Christian Streich’s men.
“Terrible half an hour from us,” Tuchel told ESPN. “10-15 minutes in the first half (were) not more than ok. Second half (was a) good half, with big chances, good spirit, much better discipline with much better quality in our match overall. We could have won, but we did not defend the throw-in (for Freiburg’s equaliser) how it’s needed to escape with a win.
“Overall we can say it was not enough in the first half to fully deserve the victory. We invited them for counterattacks, we had no structure at all. It was not good at all.”
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