TEMPO.CO, Rome - Daniele De Rossi apologized to Roma fans after their 1-7 defeat at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier today.
The German champion performed a magnificent first-half display in Rome by scoring five goals donated by Arjen Robben (twice), Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller.
"We are sorry for our supporters," De Rossi said. "It was like a dagger into the heart for them. The whole city was waiting for this game."
"Bayern have 90 percent of the team who won the World Cup, but we could have done better."
"They were physically better than us."
Roma improved after the break, with Gervinho scoring one goal, but Muenchen continues to strike from substitutes Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri, perfected the 7-1 win.
"A result like this is no coincidence and it shows that we still have a long way to go," De Rossi added. "But there are still many roads ahead this season and we can still achieve positive things."
Garcia took full responsibility for his team's hammering and admitting his attacking strategy had contributed to their downfall.
The big mistake was mine, I made a tactical mistake," he said.
"Our way of playing had to be more defensive. The only good news is Manchester City's draw tonight. This defeat is a demonstration that we have to work to become one of the most important clubs in Europe. We showed pride in the second half, and without (Manuel) Neuer we could have scored two goals."
Bayern's victory means they now have a maximum of nine points from three games in Group E.c Roma remain second on four points.
City is third with two points after they played equal 2-2 to CSKA Moscow yesterday.
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