Inter drew 2-2 the second leg at home last night, to reach the half 4-3 in total.
Calhanoglu said: “I certainly expected this suffering, against a very strong team like Bayern Munich. They have players with values. We are so prepared: in the second half we came in well, we immediately made it 1-1 and then 2-1.
“Then we had to defend the last 10 minutes, we did it and we are happy.”
When he bounced back after Bayern took a 1-0 lead, he also said: “These are details that make the difference. We did not give up, we immediately made it 2-1, then another ten minutes of high level and then we returned to defend our goal.
“On the field we control our time, because we have to play 90 minutes every 3 days and it is not easy. We did it well. And our fans have helped us a lot, we must always believe that we can harm our opponents.”
Calhanoglu played in a deeper role and added: “We tried to get up, I went to (Josh) Kimmich. But behind me there was someone like Thomas Muller, someone who makes dangerous movements, so I stayed more for the defense and they had the ball more than we were in midfield.”