When Bayern Munich hired Thomas Tuchel less than three weeks ago, he said he was focused on the chance to win three trophies — the Bundesliga, German Cup and the Champions League.

Now the cup is gone and Bayern will need an improbable comeback to salvage its Champions League campaign after losing 0-3 to Manchester City on Tuesday.

Tuchel was adamant the score wasn’t a true reflection of the game and that Bayern had the momentum just before an error from defender Dayot Upamecano allowed City to score its second goal in the 70th minute.

“(The Bayern players) felt that this does not feel like a 0-3, but it is a 0-3 and of course it’s a huge, huge task now to turn this around. We will not give up. We are realistic but we will not give up. A home match in Germany is a home match in Germany,” Tuchel said.

Speaking in German with broadcaster Amazon Prime, Tuchel lavished praise on his team and said he had “fallen in love” with the squad.

Tuchel beat Guardiola’s City before with Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League final, but he’s had little time to shape how Bayern play after his surprise appointment last month.

Just to take the second leg on April 19 to extra time, Bayern would need to do what no team has done since September 2020 and beat City by three goals. “No big things need to change, but of course nobody was shy to say that you need a bit of luck, you need the momentum in the game if you want to have a result with City,” Tuchel said.