Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admitted that Bayern Munich were too strong for his side.

City boss admits the game was over at half-time

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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admitted that Bayern Munich were too strong for his side as they ran out comfortable 2-0 winners in their UEFA Champions League Group A clash. The Bundesliga giants were comfortable throughout and deserved their victory against the Premier League high fliers thanks to a brace from Mario Gomez. Although the Italian coach felt his side made the brighter start, he conceded that the Germans were the better team over the 90 minutes. He told: "We played very well for 25-30 minutes and after we conceded the first goal we should have given more attention. "We conceded a stupid goal and I think that when they scored the second goal at the end of the first half the game was finished there. "I think that for us at this moment this team is too strong. But now we still have a chance to go to the second phase because we still have four games which is good and maybe if we meet them in the second game in Manchester, I'm sure we can improve."Asked if he though they paid the price for his selection of such an attacking team, he replied: "I think we played very well for the first 30 minutes. We had a chance and at this level, if you don't run for 90 minutes, you have a problem. "We didn't work very well after half an hour." Edin Dzeko had also reacted badly to being substituted and replaced by holding midfielder Nigel De Jong. And Mancini added: "He is disappointed. "But the manager can do what he thinks. I thought it was better like this. I need to speak with him." Mancini admitted he had "made a mistake" with Pablo Zabaleta as the Argentine had not been an aggressor in the situation and had instead appeared to have an exchange with Carlos Tevez, who refused to come on.