Thomas Muller was left feeling bitter after Bayern Munich were saddled with the shambles of another DFB-Pokal failure against Freiburg.
The Bundesliga leaders slipped to a 2-1 defeat in the quarter-finals, after Lucas Holer s 95th-minute penalty condemned them to a late loss.
Dayot Upamecano had handed Bayern the lead in Thomas Tuchel s second game in charge, before Nicolas Hofler squared matters in the first half.
It means the club will miss out on the DFB-Pokal final for the third straight season, and Muller concurred the loss represented a blow to their pride.
[There is] a certain bitterness, he told Sky Sport Germany. We re eliminated. You can t make amends anymore. You re standing there with the shambles.
It s over again. Of course that scratches your sense of honour. Freiburg hardly had a chance to score, but if you lose in the end, you have to face the questions.
Full time.
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The result means it is one win and one loss for Tuchel since he succeeded Julian Nagelsmann, having picked up a 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in his first game.
Muller appreciated the need to adapt to their new coach, but still stressed the blow of their exit would linger, particularly with a rematch in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
We [have] now had two games with a new coaching line-up, he added. Now, we re emotionally down to earth. We have to manage that as a group.
We will get back together on Thursday, we will try to improve. But now, there is disillusionment and brutal disappointment.
