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Bayern Munich coach Tuchel fumes after Lazio shock: We did everything to lose

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel says his players were too passive for their Champions League defeat to Lazio.

Lazio won the first-leg of their round 16 tie 1-0 thanks to Ciro Immobile's successful penalty.

"We're frustrated and angry about the defeat. I think we lost the game, I'm not sure Lazio won it. I'm not sure why we lost our conviction in the second half, but we did, and then we fell behind," Tuchel later said.

“I can't explain it because we told the team to maintain their intensity and be even braver going forward, but we seemed to lose face at the start of the half."

He added: “We did everything possible to lose this game. It was in our hands. At a certain point, we stopped believing. There were many individual errors too."

Asked if he was worried about his job, Tuchel also replied: "No."

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