Philipp Lahm has expressed his frustration at Bayern Munich's failure to provide Pep Guardiola with the Champions League trophy during his three seasons at Allianz Arena.
Bayern's away-goals exit to Atletico Madrid - Tuesday's 2-1 second-leg win saw the tie finish level at 2-2 on aggregate - means the Bundesliga leaders have now crashed out at the semi-final stage in each of the head coach's three campaigns at the helm.
Bayern captain Lahm has rued his side's elimination, and admits that he is disappointed at the club's failure to reward the former Barcelona manager for his service with a winners' medal.
"It's a pity we have not rewarded ourselves and the coach for the last three years," said the 32-year-old.
"Atletico punished us on the break. We tried everything. Unfortunately it wasn't enough.
"It's bitter to be knocked out after a game like that, but we can still finish the season celebrating."
Forward Thomas Muller, who had a penalty saved by Jan Oblak with the tie level at 1-1, insists Bayern's elimination was undeserved, claiming that the club did more right than they did wrong.
"Football can be extreme at times," he said.
"Unfortunately it wasn't enough. I have rarely witnessed something like this. It's quite a setback and of course I'm disappointed because I didn't score from the penalty."
Bayern - five points clear with two games to go - now turn their attention to wrapping up the Bundesliga title, while they also face title rivals Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final prior to Guardiola joining Manchester City.
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