FC Bayern is about to secure a round of 16 ticket in the Champions League early on. The German record champions still have a pristine white slate after the third day of play. After the two 2-0 wins over Inter Milan and FC Barcelona, the Munich team, where Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller were missing due to positive corona tests, played cat and mouse with Viktoria Pilsen.
The bottom line was a 5:0 (3:0) success, which was also deserved at this level. Leroy Sane (7th, 51st), Serge Gnabry (13th), Sadio Mane (21st) and “Joker” Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (59th) entered the shooter list, ÖFB team player Marcel Sabitzer came off in the 72nd minute and found three good chances.
“We put in a good performance, I saw a lot of joy in playing,” stressed Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann after the second thrashing within five days. The “Reds” had previously outclassed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the Bundesliga.
“His numbers are scary”
Erling Braut Haaland is also on cloud nine, and is slowly but surely getting scary for his trainer Pep Guardiola. “His numbers are scary,” says the Catalan, looking at the result of the Norwegian star striker from Manchester City, who wants to land the next direct goal against FC Copenhagen tomorrow (9 p.m., Sky).
Haaland, who played his way into the display at FC Salzburg, already has 17 goals after eleven competitive games for the “Skyblues”. The 22-year-old got three of them in the recent 6-3 gala in the derby against Manchester United.
The market value of the national player, who once scored nine times in a single match at the U20 World Cup, has climbed to 150 million euros. There seems to be no upper limit for the model athlete. For his former Dortmund colleague Mats Hummels, Haaland is simply a “monster”, for his opponents too.
The Scandinavian’s achievements are also reflected in the salary account: Haaland is said to collect 430,000 euros per week, and this sum is likely to double in the near future. Manchester City plans to extend the contract, which runs until the summer of 2027, at an early stage. Whoever has, has.
Source: Nachrichten
