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What an initial return from XI!
Joshua Kimmich led FC Bayern to a 5-2 home win with a great performance against Mainz 05 and avoided misfortune. At halftime, the visitors led 0-2 and could have risen to 0-3 shortly after the break had Manuel Neuer not been in top form. (LIVETICKER to read)
Kimmich headed in 1: 2 (50). The 25-year-old was caught up with a 2-2 pass from Leroy Sané (56th) and a 3-2 corner kick from Niklas Süle (70th) and repeatedly attracted attention. (Service: RESULTS and SCHEDULE of the Bundesliga)
Brüller Kimmich: This is how you avoided Bayern’s embarrassment!
Kimmich yells at the referee
33rd minute: “Referee, whistle now!” The midfield star yelled in the direction of referee Markus Schmidt. Kimmich’s clear signal: go ahead, attack, stop romping! Shortly before, many of his teammates had fought for a long time with the referee, because Jérôme Boateng was pushed into the air by striker Jonathan Burkhardt before the 0-1 (32nd).
Minute 46: Hansi Flick takes the weak Benjamin Pavard off the field. Kimmich shifts from defensive midfielder to his non-preferred right-back position and immediately picks up steam.
Minute 47: Kimmich starts his connecting goal from the right side and pushes the ball over the line with his head. His second goal of the season! He refrains from cheering. Instead, he runs back to his own half to speed up Mainz’s kickoff. Bayern are starting to catch up.
Minute 52: Sané scores 2-2. Kimmich immediately takes the ball out of the goal and maneuvers it towards the center. He wants victory.
Kimmich is worried about Gnabry
62nd minute: Leon Goretzka accepts a duel on the wing, Mainz gets the throw-in. Kimmich yells at him encouragingly: “Yes boy, yes!” Sané is also pushed by him with a head butt.
74th minute: Gnabry is fouled in the penalty area, Bayern receives a penalty when the score is 3-2. Kimmich gets up, cheerfully claps with Goretzka, and immediately asks his friend Gnabry about his well-being. (Bavaria’s concerns about Gnabry – that’s what Flick says)
Minute 90: Kimmich is sanctioned with a foul after a dribble in the penalty area and must be dealt with briefly. Even though the 5: 2 had dropped a long time ago, he demands a penalty and is upset. In order to re-enter the field in the final seconds, he runs back to the midline. After the final whistle, he was still annoyed, but a few seconds later he shook hands with Schmidt.
Flick praises his leader
“Joshua showed in the second half how to play a winger. So I was satisfied with him. He put himself at the service of the team,” said Flick. SPORT1-Demand. And also: “In the second half we played more aggressively in the duels. These are things we need in our game because all the opponents are pushing their limits.”
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Brüll-Krieger Kimmich!
57 days ago, the 50-time national player (three goals) was seriously injured in Borussia Dortmund’s main game and had to undergo meniscus surgery. Before the Christmas mini-break, he made his comeback in Leverkusen, came in in the 68th minute and captured the ball in front of Robert Lewandowski’s 2-1 goal. Against Mainz he returned to the starting lineup and led his team to victory.
Thank you so much for the roar and a good performance.
