Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri urged fans to be positive after their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.

Bayern won 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals 3-1 on aggregate.

Sarri later said: "We had played well in the first half against a team that, unlike recently, played like a real Bayern. It was to be expected, these teams often raise their game in this competition.

“We stayed in the game until the second goal, we had the chances to take the lead. I don't think 1-0 would've robbed us of hope, but the second goal saw us go into the locker room very disappointed and without the conviction we could turn it around."

On criticism of his tactics, Sarri said: “I wouldn't even dream of changing system. There is another intensity also because you need three or four touches to do what your opponents can do in two. That much is obvious.

“Of course it is positive, a team like ours that manages to play in a tournament of this level being competitive with more victories than defeats, that is positive."