PRANJIC CLAIMS MISTAKE WAS MADE

Former Bayern Munich defender Danijel Pranjic has claimed that Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes made a mistake in the Champions League final against Chelsea. Bayern Munich made it three consecutive disappointments in the domestic season after failing to win the Champions League. Bayern Munich have already reached the final of the competition in 2010 when they lost to Inter Milan. They were looking to overcome the disappointment of the lost in 2010 by winning their match against Chelsea, which was being held at their home ground the Allianz arena. Despite the match being held on their home pitch, they failed to take advantage and lost the match 4-3 on penalties.

It is extremely outstanding considering that Bayern Munich took the lead in the 83rd minute through Thomas Müller. At that situation, it appeared that Bayern Munich were going to lift the title for the fifth time in their history. However, manager Jupp Heynckes made the decision to substitute goal scoring hero Thomas Müller immediately after taking the lead with a defender. It is a decision that backfired quite brilliantly after Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea with only 2 min of normal time remaining. The 30-year-old defender Danijel Pranjic will be leaving the club at the end of the season. He, however, has criticised Jupp Heynckes for his tactical error in the late stages of the match.

“He changed the defence just before the end [of the Champions League final]. Daniel Van Buyten was brought on [for Muller] – that was a mistake. The defence looked good for 85 minutes, and he changed it! Last season was really hard for me. Heynckes was new to Bayern and didn’t include me in his plans. It was difficult, not just for me, but for all of the other players, and finding the right motivation was tough,” he said to Sport1.