Bayern's Sven Ulreich thrilled with late penalty-saving heroics at Stuttgart
ByPA Sport
Updated 16/12/2017 at 18:33 GMT
Sven Ulreich admitted he could not have scripted his last-gasp penalty save which earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Stuttgart any better.
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Ulreich kept out Chadrac Akolo's spot-kick in the fifth minute of added time as Bayern moved 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
"You couldn't write a film any better," he said on the Bayern website.
"I had a good feeling about the penalty. I am happy that I could help the team and ensure we head home with a 1-0 win."
It was Bayern's third straight 1-0 victory, with second-half substitute Thomas Muller grabbing the winner in the 79th minute against a stubborn Stuttgart side which frustrated the visitors for long periods.
Muller said: "Stuttgart played unpleasant football. Man-marking almost all over the pitch.
"We are happy with the 1-0, the penalty save in the last seconds, but we should have made it 2-0 before that.
"We have now won 1-0 three times in a row. It's not like we are outplaying opponents. But we perhaps have the quality and the cleverness to get results, even if things are not going so well."
Stuttgart boss Hannes Wolf refused to blame Akolo for costing his side a point.
"No comeback on Chadrac Akolo. When you take on the responsibility, that can happen," he said.
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