”We have to apologize to our fans. We didn’t turn up for the match. It wasn’t that we were unlucky, it was simply the worst I can ever remember us playing,“ the Italian marksman told the club’s website.

The Bavarian side were held to a 1-1 draw at Munich and were totally stunned in the second leg on Thursday.

”We obviously turned in a shocking display today and completely handed them the initiative. The team still gave it their best shot, but there are days when you’re never going to score. In Europe, you’ll never get away with the mistakes we made,” Hitzfeld said after the game.

Bayern were dreaming of winning the UEFA Cup to complete the treble.

They won the German Cup and are on course to clinch the Bundesliga title.

“We’ve not been as strong in Europe as we have been in the Bundesliga,“ added the German tactician.