Ronald Koeman admits the “difference in quality” between Barcelona and Bayern Munich

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman admitted his side were unable to match Bayern Munich after suffering a 3-1 defeat to the Bundesliga giants in the Champions League opening match at Camp Nou.

The guests dominated on Tuesday night in front of the Catalan crowd, leading Koeman to admit his team’s lack of depth and quality.

“There were only three forwards available,” Koeman said after the game. “Tactically there were times when we were in control. Bayern’s game is in the middle third and you have to fill in. [the gaps] there.

“It is what it is for the moment. Can’t complain about the attitude, but there is a difference in quality.

“[Bayern are] A team that has been together as a group for a long time and also has a bench that has improved.

“We have many young people who will be better off in two or three years. It is very difficult to accept it, but we have to wait for things to improve and for the players to recover from injuries.

“It is what it is, we have to spend a few weeks like this because after that we will have players like [Sergio] Aguero, [Ousmane] Dembele and Ansu Fati are back “.

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