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FC Bayern Munich struggled with a small drop in the run-up to the first leg of the Champions League first leg against Lazio. After winning the Club World Cup, Munich lost points in the Bundesliga to Bielefeld (3: 3) and Frankfurt (1: 2).
On Tuesday, Bayern abruptly ended speculation about an impending crisis. With an impressive 4: 1 away win at Lazio Roma (match report >>>), the Munich team left no doubt about their role as favorites in this duel and have a quarter-final match after the first test.
The story of the night, however, was the only 17-year-old Jamal Musiala who earned the trust of Bayern manager Hansi Flick to start and made up for it with the goal to make it 2-0, a goal that makes history.
Musiala is now on par with Alaba
Musiala, who is currently trapped by both the German and English federations when it comes to the national team, is not only the youngest scorer in the Champions League for a German club, but also the second 17-year-old player in join a Champions. League round of 16 match after Bojan Krkic (Barcelona) against Schalke in 2008.
Plus, Musiala does so on Tuesday, ÖFB star David Alaba, and is just the second 17-year-old to start a knockout game for Bayern. In 2010, however, the Viennese was a few months younger.
“He was brutally happy that he was allowed to play, it showed. We said he should play his football. He did well. The fact that he is a record scorer is a minor matter,” Leon Goretzka said after the game. his young Bayern colleague.
Goretzka: “They are known to be there for games like this”
Joy was clearly written on Bayern’s face after the match, but relief was even more so, especially after the last matches did not go as planned.
“Last week, against Frankfurt, it was a game where we are really known to be there. Today was also a very important game. We managed to get into this mode,” Goretzka said after Game against “Sky”.
“Of course, the leading players in the dressing room before the game also talk about how we have to be there from the first second. We have steered the game in the right direction from the beginning,” said the midfielder.
Flick: “It’s something special”
Coach Hansi Flick is also satisfied with what was shown: “Everyone met expectations. We showed a good team performance. We wanted to put pressure on the opponent from the beginning, we did it well. We won a lot of the ball, created opportunities and scored goals. So that we are very satisfied. “
According to the coach, Bayern is not over yet, but a big step has been taken. “The Champions League is something special. We wanted to be wide awake from the beginning. Each individual had the will to do something special. That is why the victory is more than deserved. We still have to play the second game. But we made it a big step. go ahead. Now we’ve deserved a deep breath. “
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