Robert Lewandowski felt Bayern Munich did not try to attack enough as the German giants were knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool.
After a goalless draw at Anfield in February, Bundesliga champions Bayern crashed out on home soil following a 3-1 second-leg defeat to last season s runners-up Liverpool on Wednesday.
A Joel Matip own goal six minutes before half-time put Bayern back on level terms following Sadio Mane s 26th-minute opener at Allianz Arena.
However, Bayern succumbed to Mane s second goal after Virgil van Dijk s towering header as the Bavarians bowed out in the last 16 their earliest exit since the 2010-11 season much to the frustration of Lewandowski.
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We didn t play so offensive, and that is why Liverpool couldn t play and score a goal in the first game, Lewandowski said via beIN SPORTS.
We didn t make the risk, to play forward and try to score the goal. Today was also [the same] I think, we didn t try to play offensive, [play] forward and try to score the goals because we didn t have a lot of chances. I think that was our problem.
I knew if we were playing too defensive it would be tough. We were playing at home but that wasn t our game today. That s why Liverpool beat us.
Of course, we have to push again forward. We have the Bundesliga, a lot of games also in the cup. We re still on this way to win, maybe in the Bundesliga, that s why you have to push forward.
Okay, I m annoyed with what s happened today. I m not happy, I m angry because we know what we should do better but we didn t [do it].
