Magath: 'We struggled for long periods tonight'

"That wasn't a great performance," Felix Magath freely admitted afterwards, but Bayern have still sealed the result they wanted at the start of this term's Champions League campaign. The German double winners opened with a 1-0 victory over Rapid Vienna before marking the first European night at the Allianz Arena with a win over Club Bruges by the same score. And yet again, Bayern spent 90 minutes struggling to break down opponents bent only on defence.

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Felix Magath: "That wasn't a great performance. We struggled for long periods tonight. Bruges were missing a number of regulars, but the ones they sent out battled hard. We were short of inspiration and never killed them off, so we were made to sweat until the 93rd minute. It would have been a lot easier if we'd scored a second, especially as we had much more aerial power than Bruges. They have an injury crisis at the moment, so it was never going to be an open, attacking much."

Valerien Ismaël: "Bruges played very well and tried to hit us on the break. It was hard work right until the end. We tried our best to score a second, and we had plenty of chances, but it didn't work out. You have to start protecting what you've got in the last few minutes of a Champions League fixture. The ball hit my hand in the incident before the goal, but it was completely accidental. The keeper dived in front of me and I couldn't see the ball."

Willy Sagnol: "We started well and scored early enough. It's a pity we couldn't get a second. But it was important to bounce back with a win after losing in Hamburg."

Franz Beckenbauer: "We can be happy with the result. We were very good in the first half, but we allowed our opponents back into the match after half-time, and we were very nearly punished. You don't have to worry unduly about your next matches once you've taken six points from two games."

Sven Vermant (Club Bruges): "You had the feeling we could have taken something from the game in the second half if we'd been a bit more determined going forward. You don't bother worrying about first or second place when you're drawn in a group with Juventus and Bayern. Our main concern is Rapid Vienna and the battle to finish third."