Bayern thrashed us, says Barca defender Pique

Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Mueller (C) vies with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique (R) during their UEFA Champions League match in Munich on Tuesday. Bayern Munich won the match 4-0.Reuters/MunichBarcelona centre half Gerard Pique acknowledged his team were thoroughly second best as Bayern Munich romped to a 4-0 win in their Champions League semi-final first leg at the Allianz Arena yesterday.. “They gave us a thrashing,” he said. “We will try to turn it around in the return leg (on May 1) and put in a good performance for the fans. “They were better and faster than us. There is no point talking about the referee, there is no excuse.” Arjen Robben, who sparkled on the wing for Bayern and scored one of the goals, hailed his team’s spectacular performance. “We knew we could give them a good game,” the Dutch international told ITV. “Before everybody said it was a 50-50 game and we can be very proud.