By Dominic King for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:15 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 23:20 GMT, 19 February 2019
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Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool only had themselves to blame after their Champions League hopes were left hanging in the balance.
Bayern Munich played with the composure of a team who have reached the Champions League semi-finals eight times in the last decade and they summoned an excellent defensive performance to secure a 0-0 draw.
But Klopp believes the result would have been different had his side’s passing been sharper, particularly during the first half when Sadio Mane missed the game’s best chance and fired wide with only Manuel Neuer to beat.
Jurgen Klopp shows his frustration as Liverpool were held by Bayern at Anfield on Tuesday
Defender Joel Matip reacts with anguish after slicing a second half effort over the bar
The Germans will be favourites to progress to the last eight but Klopp was not too disheartened with the scoreline and is confident his team have enough to get through, provided they recapture their sharpness in the Allianz Arena on March 13.
‘Our problem was that our last pass was not our friend,’ said Klopp. ‘There were 10 or 12 passes where it was on a plate. How