Coach Toby Booth admitted Bath Rugby "just weren't good enough" following their Amlin Cup exit at the hands of Stade Francais.
The French Top 14 outfit were a class apart at The Rec as they eased into the semi-finals with a 36-20 victory at The Rec.
"It's very disappointing because it was a very important game for us and it just didn't go as we would like it to," said first-team coach Booth.
"The bottom line is, we just weren't good enough. I thought we were credible and fought hard to get back into the contest but we couldn't really bridge the gap that you need to make it that little bit jittery.
"The disappointing thing is that, from a physicality point of view, we were found wanting a little bit and they scored three tries from turnovers.
"One of the number one basic rules of attack is that if you look after the ball it'll look after you but we didn't do that well enough in the first half and it made it very difficult for us.
"All they do is attack, so we knew going into the game that if we didn't control the football in attack and didn't defend well, things were going to be difficult for us.
"We didn't get cut too much off first phase, it was all off turnovers and individual brilliance - that's what the top sides to do you.
"If you've got world-class finishers and you give them time and space they are going to hurt you, and that's exactly what they did."
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