Barcelona eased past Arsenal 5-1 while Bayern needed extra time to see of Juventus' threat. What did the managers say after?

ALLEGRI DISAPPOINTED AFTER NEARING QUALIFICATION

"It's a shame to be eliminated after a performance like this, against a Bayern who have extraordinary players.” One minute before the half-time whistle, [Juan] Cuadrado could have scored the 3-0, [Alvaro] Morata got some chances and [Stephan] Lichtsteiner could have scored."We had to be more clinical in front of goal. We could have done better in some situations. We had to be more calm."It was not easy to be 2-0 up after 45 minutes. We showed character. We had to defend better with those last two balls."They were unable to create anything and were not dangerous. But then from the 70th minute on everything changed. That's football."

LUIS ENRIQUE EXPECTED MORE CONTROL AGAINST ARSENAL

"They are not getting results you might think, for the signings they make," he said. "It's something to analyse.""The only team I would not like to get is Barca. Obviously we have unique players but in the end the great thing about this team is they work collectively - in both attack and defence."We are delighted that Messi, Suarez and Neymar are our forwards."This tie meant one of the two possible candidates for the title would go out, which is good for us. Now we wait for the draw."

ARSENE WENGER IN AWE OF BARCA TRIO

"We created plenty of dangerous situations where we couldn't take the chances we created, but I must say Barcelona's accuracy in the final third and the quality of the creativity, especially Messi, is absolutely exceptional," he said."You go through 90 minutes and you come out of a game, he didn't miss one first touch."At some stage in our sport you have to admire art and they have two or three players who transform normal life into art. I respect that."Of course, for me it's suffering but for a guy who just loves football, it's exceptional.""I felt from the bench they were wobbling a bit and a bit insecure," Wenger said. "We could not take our chances to score the second goal that would have put us in a strong position. "When they scored to make it 2-1 you could see we lost a bit of our edge and belief, but there were moments at 1-1 where you could see that we had our chances.""I'm pleased with the performance we put in," the Frenchman added. "The quality of our game was good."I'm disappointed with the result but overall we played against a team with the best strikers I've seen."The three together are absolutely exceptional and from nothing they can create a chance. Well done Barca. They are an exceptional side."

PEP PRAISES BAYERN SPIRIT

"To score four times against an Italian team when you trail 2-0 is a big deal."It was a great game for everyone. We played last season's finalists and we knew they are a great team.""It was important to see that everyone, everyone on the bench was pushing us. We need the whole squad, every player of the team if we are to be successful." "The Alvaro Morata disallowed goal would've changed the face of the match. "Juventus are too big a club to complain about this.” "When you lose, you shake hands and go home. You compliment the opposition."They had chances and scored twice. Perhaps the goal was not offside, but these things happen in football."

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