Bayern Munich showed why they are feared across the world of football. Ribery and Kroos pulling the strings, with Gomez showing once again that he knows where the net is. A set-back, yes; a mistake, yes. But it's nothing we can't learn from.
Let's just get a bit of a reality check here.
It took United 6 years to fully establish themselves in Europe. Bayern have had 149 more Champions League games than us, while we have players in very important positions that have never step foot on this stage before (Barry).
A win against Villareal and we're back in it regardless of what happens between Napoli and Bayern. We're not going to fly through our very difficult group in our very first season as a Champions League team. We might be banging in the goals in England but European football is totally different.
In five years time, we'll be in this position again on this night and we'll be the team with the two goal lead. As much as we want it to happen soon, we're not going to be a danger to these huge European sides for at least half a decade.
We're new to this.
It took United 6 years to fully establish themselves in Europe. Bayern have had 149 more Champions League games than us, while we have players in very important positions that have never step foot on this stage before (Barry).
A win against Villareal and we're back in it regardless of what happens between Napoli and Bayern. We're not going to fly through our very difficult group in our very first season as a Champions League team. We might be banging in the goals in England but European football is totally different.
In five years time, we'll be in this position again on this night and we'll be the team with the two goal lead. As much as we want it to happen soon, we're not going to be a danger to these huge European sides for at least half a decade.
We're new to this.
We can move on with a win against Blackburn on Saturday, regroup and start again. This is not the end of the Earth.
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