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Franz Beckenbauer is certain English clubs are not in the midst of a Euro-crisis despite the domino crash which culminated in Everton’s five-goal hammering in Kyiv.

The Merseysiders, the last representatives of the Barclays Premier League in European competition this season, lost 5-2 against Dynamo Kyiv and went out of the Europa League with a 6-4 aggregate defeat.

It leaves English football with no teams in the last eight of either trophy for the first time in 22 years.

Bayern Munich honoary president Franz Beckenbauer insists that English football is not facing a crisis

Dynamo Kyiv’s Andriy Yarmolenko (right) and Everton’s James McCarthy vie for the ball in the Europa League

Kyiv left-back Vitorino Antunes (centre) shields the ball from Everton striker Romelu Lukaku (right)

Everton players look dejected following their 5-2 loss to Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League on Thursday

‘It is a temporary problem,’ said Beckenbauer. ‘I am not very happy because there are no English teams in the quarter-finals. But in Germany we are having the same debate. We almost have the same problems.

‘We had four teams in the Champions League but only one has survived, Bayern Munich.

‘Last year the Bundesliga teams were very successful. And two years before when the final was held at Wembley, we had two teams in the final and everybody said we had the best league in the world.

‘It is temporary. Sometimes you are very unlucky and you get defeated. Next year is another year.’

Beckenbauer was speaking at the launch of Gazprom’s third annual ‘Football for Friendship’ initiative.

Bayern Munich are the only German team to be left in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season

Midfielder Xabi Alonso (left) goalkeeper Pepe Reina (right) admire the penumbral solar eclipse on Friday

(Front to back) Philipp Lahm, Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben and Sinan Kurt warm up in training

He is a global ambassador for the international children’s social project, which brings young footballers together from 24 different countries around Europe and will offer many of them the chance to attend the Champions League final in Berlin on June 6.

The showpiece will take place without an English team but Beckenbauer, an honorary president for Bayern Munich, a club he served as a legendary captain and manager, will be hoping for a German victory on home soil.

‘I hope Bayern Munich will be there opposite whoever, this is my dream,’ he said. ‘If they are in the final, I will keep my fingers crossed because I am the president and I have to support my team. But there is a long way to go.’

Wolfsburg are Germany’s only team left in the last eight of the Europa League.  

Beckenbauer was speaking at the launch of Gazprom’s third annual ‘Football for Friendship’ initiative

Wolfsburg striker Nicklas Bendtner scores a goal during the Europa League tie against Inter Milan

Wolfsburg are the only German team to be left in the quarter-finals of the Europa League this season