Bayern chairman gutted

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admitted he was absolutely gutted after a resounding 4-0 loss in the UEFA Cup semi final to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg which saw the German giants tumbling out of the tournament at the last hurdle.

“Of course we’re disappointed not to reach the final” Rummenigge said after the game. “We are not used to losing 4-0.

“Today we came up against an opponent who played superb football. You cannot forget they started their Russian championship only a few weeks ago so they are quite fresh.

“Our team has been playing three times a week for the past few months and today Zenit were in better condition, fresher and fitter, whereas we were a bit tired.

“We have won two trophies and are German Cup winners and league champions. If you’d told us that at the start of the season, we would have been delighted.”