The Germans' 7-0 aggregate victory was Barca's worst-ever European defeat, and although Vilanova recognised that the World Player of the Year's recurring hamstring injury had played its part in the Catalans' dismantling, he denied that their dependence on him has grown substantially this season.When you have a player that is so good, it is normal that you notice it. If Bayern had been without (Franck) Ribery or (Arjen) Robben they would not be at this level.He played in Bilbao on Saturday (when Barca drew 2-2) because he felt better. He imprinted a change on the team but at the end of the game he felt some strange sensations," Vilanova told a press conference.Vilanova also rejected the claim that a clear-out is needed at the Camp Nou in the close season, but admitted that Bayern's physical superiority had played a crucial role in both legs of the tie.Bayern were better. They dominated all the facets of football, tactically they are very good, physically very strong and mentally they were superior.He trained yesterday and today, but he didn't feel right. He is an explosive player and there was a risk he could tear (his hamstring), so he couldn't help the team in these conditions.Bayern have arrived at this point with all their players and we have many out. Despite the great squad that we have you cannot win all the titles either. You can't win everything and the first leg has weighed heavily on this game.All these years when we have played without Leo we have won games by small margins, but this year in the league we have won games 5-0 and 3-0 without him on the pitch.
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