Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann claims to have received 450 death threats in the aftermath of his side's loss to Villarreal in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The German giants were dumped out of the competition after losing the first leg 1-0 and only drawing the second in Munich on Tuesday, with a late equaliser from Samuel Chukwueze sending the underdogs through to the semi-finals, where they will face Liverpool. But amid the sporting repercussions of Bayern's humiliating defeat, Nagelsmann was personally targeted by supporters.
Speaking ahead of the Bundesliga champions' trip to Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday, the 34-year-old revealed the extent of the abuse on social media and vile messages he was sent. "I know I will always get criticism from all sides - that's normal and I can deal with it. But with 450 death threats on Instagram, it's not so easy," Nagelsmann told a news conference. "If people want to kill me that's one thing, but they also attack my own mother, who doesn't even care about football.
