Disappointment still clung mind Wesley Sneijder after Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 on Thursday (2/24/2011) early yesterday. Sneijder rate, Inter deserved to win, because it played better than Bayern.
Nerazzurri failed to repeat the success when silence FC Hollywood with a convincing score of 2-0 in the Champions League final last season. Entertaining the same opponents at his headquarters, Giuseppe Meazza, Inter have bowed sluggish after a mere puppet Mario Gomez scored in injury time, Bayern completed successfully make his revenge.
After the match, Inter’s players, not to mention Sneijder did show in-depth look on his disappointment. The reason, the defeat could have been avoided if the retainer Inter able to take advantage of opportunities that they get well.
“We deserved to win,” said Sneijder was quoted as saying Football-Italy, on Friday (25/02/2011).
“We played well, but it defeats what we get,” he complained.
With this defeat, Inter certainly carry weight when charged with the mission to win by a margin of more than one goal when they travel to the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich, 16 March. Although it’s difficult, but Sneijder reluctant to give up. Dutch national team playmaker believes his team can still rise up and beat Bayern in front of supporters for a ticket to the quarter-finals while fighting to defend crown champion.