- Title: Guardiola bids emotional farewell after Bayern win German Cup shootout
- Date: 21st May 2016
- Summary: NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 6th June 2016 00:02
- Keywords: DFB cup final FC Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Pep Guardiola Thomas Tuchel
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0034IR38E7
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- Story Text: Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said on Saturday (May 21) he was proud of his players' performance in the German Cup final, which they won against Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern beat Dortmund 4-3 on penalties, winning the Cup for the 18th time and handing Guardiola another domestic double in his final game in charge.
"I am very very pleased and I commend the players above all," the Guardiola said, adding that he was happy to be leaving on a high.
"Above all I am pleased to have had the great opportunity to leave on this game. Every day of these three years was a great experience for me," Guardiola said of his time coaching the Bavarian side.
Bayern, who also won the Bundesliga for a record fourth straight time, kept their cool in the shootout after a goalless 120 minutes with Douglas Costa beating keeper Roman Buerki with Bayern's last penalty after two Dortmund players had missed.
It was Bayern's second Cup win after they lifted the trophy in 2015 when they also beat Dortmund, while the Ruhr valley club have now lost in the final for the third straight year.
"Something was missing for this match in my opinion," Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said, adding that he took responsibility for his players losing the penalty shootout when Sven Bender and Sokratis Papastathopoulos failed to score.
"I missed an opportunity to determine the line-up differently. So I am happy to take responsibility," Tuchel said.
For Bayern, the win in front of a roaring crowd of 74,000 people at the Olympic stadium softened the disappointment of their third consecutive Champions League semi-final exit under Guardiola earlier this month when they went out to Atletico Madrid.
The match was a farewell for Dortmund captain Mats Hummels, who will join Bayern next season, having now lost his third successive German Cup final. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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