""It was a clear result in the end because of the second half. At the end of the day, we've lost a match - every defeat hurts. That doesn't mean we didn't play well," said head coach Christian Ilzer. "We started very well and caused Bayern Munich problems. You have to convert those few moments you get into goals, which we didn't manage to do. We played against by far the best team in Germany today.""
""We were generally very brave but at the end we just couldn't get up the pitch," lamented goalkeeper and captain Oliver Baumann. "They penned us in. We were well in it in the first half, though, and actually should've taken the lead. Then the sheer individual quality comes into it. In the second half they brought on fresh legs, we know them - and then it comes even harder.""
""The 4-1 loss hurts because we put in a really good performance in the first half," agreed forward Fisnik Asllani, who hit the post on a golden opportunity after Manuel Neuer's first half error. "Often the final pass was lacking or the decision-making wasn't the best, but we can take a lot from the game. We saw again what tremendous quality Harry Kane has. During a period in which Bayern weren't on top, he gets one ball and sticks it in. That shows what a world-class striker he is.""
Hoffenheim produced a strong first-half showing, creating early chances and nearly capitalizing on Manuel Neuer's error, but failed to convert opportunities. Harry Kane scored from a low Lennart Karl delivery on a set piece to open the scoring. Bayern introduced fresh legs around the hour mark, which increased their pressure and territorial dominance in the second half. Hoffenheim were brave defensively but became pinned back, lacked decisive final passes and decision-making, and could not withstand Bayern's individual quality. The match finished 4-1 in favor of Bayern, with Kane's clinical finishing highlighted as decisive.
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