Muller slams 'unfair' Italy tactics after Motta-Kroos clash

The 24-year-old has hit out at the Azzurri after Friday's 1-1 draw, claiming the actions of the likes of the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder are what he has come to expect

Germany forward Thomas Muller has slammed the "unfair" tactics deployed by Italy on Friday and hit out at Thiago Motta following his clash with Toni Kroos.

Mats Hummels opened the scoring for the visitors in the eighth minute before Ignazio Abate levelled the score 20 minutes later to prolong the Azzurri's unbeaten run against the Germans.

The match boiled over in the closing minutes as Toni Kroos remonstrated with Motta for what he perceived to be over-aggressive challenges, only for the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder to square up to the Bayern Munich man, with both handed bookings.

Robben hails Bayern Munich's 'greatest display' against Barcelona

The Netherlands international believes his side's decimation of Barcelona on Tuesday was "almost inconceivable" but has warned his team-mates to remain humble

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has labelled Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Barcelona as arguably the German side's finest-ever display.

Two goals from Thomas Muller, and further efforts from Mario Gomez and Robben himself gave the Bavarians the largest margin of victory in Champions League semi-final history, and the 29-year-old was stunned by the incredbile nature of the result.

“This was pure enjoyment. Fantastic. It's almost inconceivable how well we played. I don’t even think we ever played this well before," he told ITV after the match.

“No, I really can’t [believe the result], but I think we can be very proud, because we gave them good competition in a game everybody said was 50-50.

“[Barcelona] have dominated Europe over the last five years, and to beat them like this in such a terrific way, I think we have to be proud. But on the other hand, let's be humble about it and enjoy this evening, because there's still a game to play and we have to be ready [for the second leg]."

Robben’s involvement did not come without controversy, however, as he appeared to benefit from Muller’s unpunished block on Jordi Alba in the build-up to his goal – but the winger refused to be drawn on the incident.

"I don't know [if we benefited from the referee’s decisions], I don't want to speak about this. I want to speak about the way we played tonight, because I think that needs to have the upper hand.

“We fought for every metre, and they only had one chance. In the end we really deserved the win."