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The manager under fire said that "everything was in the song" during Bayern Munich's 5-1 win over Benfica and praised the veteran winger.
Franck Ribery's first goal of the season was a deserved reward for his disinterested play this season, according to Niko Kovac, who praised the French after his performance in Bayern Munich's 5-1 win over Benfica.
Ribery scored Bayern's fifth goal in a resounding victory that confirmed the Bavarians' place in the last 16 games of the Champions League, while Benfica's hopes of stepping out of Group E have disappeared.
At a party where Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski scored two goals apiece, Bayern head coach Kovac praised in particular the contribution of 35-year-old winger Ribery.
"He was finally able to reward himself," Kovac told reporters.
"Franck works very hard on the field and brings his teammates into the match.
"Today, he scored and he deserved it."
Good performance of the team. Let's keep these vibrations in place #together #miasanmia # fr7 @FCBayern pic.twitter.com/HSza3sg1yz
– Franck Ribery (@FranckRibery) November 27, 2018
The German champions played a 3-3 draw against Fortuna Dusseldorf, leaving them fifth in the Bundesliga, nine points behind league leader Borussia Dortmund.
But Robben scored twice in less than 30 minutes and there was no sign of nervousness from the locals as they repelled their opponents.
Kovac summed up the show by saying, "Everything was in the song.
"We defended well and took chances on the other end.
"We finally managed to maintain a high level of performance throughout the 90 minutes.
"It may seem strange, but when we play in the Champions League or major league games, you can see that my team is capable, but when we meet slightly smaller teams, we sometimes do not play hard at it.
"We have to play our best for 90 minutes, as we did today."
The head coach of Benfica, Rui Vitoria, whose team will be eliminated from the Europa League after his last Group E match against AEK Athens, admitted that his defense was short of defense against Bayern.
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"We were not good," he said. "We have not implemented our strategy well.
"This is largely due to Bayern, which was superior.It is one of the largest teams in Europe.
"We had to be more organized in defense and faster in our attacks, but we did not manage it."
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