Manuel Neuer believes Bayern Munich are not “killers” in attack like Paris Saint-Germain and that was the primary reason for their Champions League semi-final exit.

Bayern’s wait for a seventh European crown will extend to at least seven years, after they were beaten 6-5 on aggregate by the reigning champions.

After losing 5-4 in a first-leg thriller at the Parc des Princes, Bayern went behind on home soil to an early Ousmane Dembele goal and did not get on the scoresheet themselves until Harry Kane struck deep into second-half stoppage time, with that goal ultimately meaningless.

There were just two goals scored from 33 shots between Bayern and PSG in the second leg (6% conversion), after the first leg saw nine goals scored from 22 attempts (41% conversion).

And though Wednesday’s match did not quite match the standards set last week, only two Champions League semi-final ties have contained more total goals than the 11 scored in this one (Liverpool versus Roma in 2018 and Barcelona versus Inter in 2025, both 13).

Bayern had 18 shots to PSG’s 15 and won the expected goals (xG) battle by 1.4 to 1.02, and Neuer said their inability to take their chances was costly.

“I think we didn’t have the killer instinct in attack today, but ultimately we did have opportunities to win the game,” the goalkeeper told DAZN.

“We didn’t have many clear-cut chances, but when you do get those moments… look at Paris, they were simply killers, scoring five goals the way they did in the first leg.

“That’s exactly what we needed today. I think you could see that we were actually close to reaching the final, but we weren’t able to finish the job.”

Defender Jonathan Tah passed up one of Bayern’s best chances, heading wide in first-half stoppage time. Luis Diaz, Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala also went close at various stages.

But Tah felt the result was deserved, based on the balance of the two games.

The Germany international said: “They deserved to go to the final. Both games were close. They were different games, so you can’t compare them.

“They won twice so you have to give it to them. They scored the first goal really fast. They defended really well for a lot of minutes. We didn’t put enough pressure on the backline.

“It feels very disappointing right now. To be successful, you have to deal with difficult moments. You can’t always be the winning team.

“We can be proud of the way we handled ourselves and gave everything. It will be a good game [the final], but I’m not focusing on this game.”