Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has accepted they were beaten by “superior” opponents during Monday’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Qatar in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-finals.
A Robert Lewandowski brace sealed Bayern’s dominant display and ended Al Ahly’s hopes of reaching the final of the tournament.
With the European champions having enjoyed a stellar Uefa Champions League run last season which included thrashing giants Barcelona 8-2 in the once-off quarter-final, Mosimane found a reason to defend Al Ahly conceding just two goals.
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“I don’t know if there’s any coach who looks happy after he loses the match.