Bayern Munich stopped in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night after beating Manchester City (4-1 on aggregate), the team coached by former Bayern boss Pep Guardiola, in a double leg.

Oliver KahnPhoto: Frank Hoermann / SVEN SIMON / AFP / Profimedia

Bayern Munich mourns Robert Lewandowski – Oliver Kahn singled out Erling Haaland

For the first time in many years, Munich “Bayern” has only the option of the Bundesliga title left.

The Bavarians fired Julian Nagelsmann, the coach with whom Bayern won all 8 games this season in the Champions League, in the middle of the season.

Thomas Tuchel arrived and the German champions were relegated from both the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

In the return match at the Allianz Arena (1:1 with City), Bayern played modestly, and the absence of a forward was noticeable. After the departure of Robert Lewandowski, the Germans made a bet on Erik Chupo-Moting, but he could not forget the former number nine of the Bundesliga champions for the last 10 seasons.

This was also noted by Oliver Kahn, former Bayern great and current general manager of the club.

“We saw a striker last night, but unfortunately he didn’t play for us (nor for Erling Haaland). There are few strikers like Lewandowski

We lacked a striker. It is clear that in the summer we will strengthen the team to be competitive in the championship and the UEFA Champions League.” – said the former great German goalkeeper.