Joe Hart believes that Manchester City deserved a point against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, but bemoaned former defender Jerome Boateng for scoring the winner against his former club.
England number one Hart was in fine form at the Allianz Arena, denying the German champions on several occasions as the likes of Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski fired shots at City’s goal.
With his saves stopping Pep Guardiola’s side up until the 89th minute, Hart was finally beaten by former team-mate Jerome Boateng, who hit a delightful shot from long range which deflected past the former Shrewsbury Town keeper.
“We fought hard all night against a great team. You know what you get when you come here,” he told Sky Sports.
“A nasty deflection at the end has done us and Jerome Boateng comes back to haunt us. It would have been a well-deserved draw, we made them work hard for everything. I tend to be busy against German teams.”
City will face Italian giants Roma in their next Champions League tie, who hammered CSKA Moscow 5-1 on Wednesday but Hart remained confident that he and his team-mates would bounce back from the defeat in Munich.
“We can match Bayern Munich, we have some very tough games and we have to play well against CSKA and Roma now. We’re confident we can win the rest of our games.”