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Initial position: Bayern lead Group A with a six-point advantage over Atlético de Madrid (3), as well as Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow (1 each). For Marsch, Munich is currently the best team in the world, “without weaknesses”. If the defending champion wins the 14th consecutive victory, a move to the round of 16 after the first half of the group stage would be a good sign. “We entered the game as underdogs. However, we were able to hurt the defending champions a lot last year, that’s also possible this year,” said former Bremen Zlatko Junuzovic, recalling Salzburg 3: 4 away and 0: 2 at home against FC. Liverpool last season.
Personal: Hansi Flick has to rebuild his formation a bit compared to the first matches of the group stage against Madrid (4-0) and in Moscow (2-1). National defender Niklas Süle is out after a positive corona test. Midfielder Leon Goretzka also did not travel by bus to Salzburg due to calf problems. But striker Robert Lewandowski, who was saved at 2-1 at the weekend in Cologne, is back on the attack. “I think the break was good for him,” Bayern manager Flick said. Corentin Tolisso, recently sanctioned again in the league, can return to play in the premier category.
Home match: In his 85th match in the premier class, David Alaba plays for the first time against a team from his native Austria. “The anticipation is huge, of course. It’s always nice to come home, and a Champions League game is so much better,” said the 28-year-old. Qualify Salzburg as a dangerous opponent. “They try to play football that is very fast, modern, attractive, very aggressive against the ball.” Alaba will be in the spotlight, especially after FC Bayern withdraw the contract offer. How do you react? How is one presented in the game afterwards?
Returnees: For Hansi Flick, the Salzburg game is a return to his own past. In 2006 he worked for a few weeks with Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus on the RB coaching staff. “It happened that Lothar called me at that time and said that I would be the head coach in Salzburg and if I would like to be his assistant coach. Trapattoni should be the sporting director,” Flick said Monday.
Then it turned out different. Trapattoni would rather be the head coach. But that was not the reason for their brief intermezzo in Salzburg, Flick reported: “I really liked it. Red Bull Salzburg is a top club. The city was also very beautiful.” But then Flick got a call from the national coach Joachim Loew, who wanted him to be an assistant to the German team. “I didn’t have to think for a second if I would accept it,” Flick said. A good decision: together they became world champions in 2014.
