Bayern beat Hoffenheim 2-0: Munich in the individual review

It continues its upward trend. Against TSG Hoffenheim, a strong first half and a rather tired second half were enough for an unchallenged 2-0. Jamal Musiala and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting provided the Munich goals. We’ll take a look at the Bayern stars’ individual reviews.

1. Sven Ulreich

was challenged twice against Rutter and once against Prömel in the first round, but was able to defuse the dangerous shots from close range. In the second round, the Neuer representative was no longer required.

Rating: 8/10

2.Benjamin Pavard

The right-back was up to speed from the start and made a strong save against Angelino with a tackle. After that, the Frenchman remained defensively stable and kept on making successful tackles. However, his flanks lacked sharpness and precision. In the second round, he sometimes acted a little too inconsistently, but kept his side tight.

Rating: 6/10

3. Dayot Upamecano

acted very physically in the early stages and made life difficult for the Hoffenheim attackers. When Rutter had a big chance, however, he let himself be duped twice by him. In the second period he seemed stable again and had a chance to head the ball in the 60th minute. In the 71st minute he also made a strong save just before the goal line.

Rating: 7/10

4. Matthijs de Ligt

The Dutchman acted very confidently and defused most of the chances with his good positional play and skilful running off. De Ligt shot clean and won five of six tackles. There was nothing conspicuous positive in the build-up, but no mistakes either.

Rating: 8/10

5.Alphonso Davies

showed himself to be very sure of the ball on the left side and sometimes solved tight situations excellently with his speed. His submission before Gnabry’s chance in the middle of the first half was also strong. In the second half, the Canadian only became more active towards the end and prepared a big Mané chance. However, there was an offside position. Defensively, Davies acted flawlessly.

Rating: 7/10

6. Joshua Kimmich

Joshua Kimmich’s corner kick to Goretzka was the starting point for Jamal Musiala’s 1-0 lead. The midfield leader then cleverly boosted the game, but did not remain error-free. Losing the ball in the 40th minute could have been punished with a goal. Kimmich had the events largely under control without acting particularly spectacularly.

Rating: 6/10

7.Leon Goretzka

Goretzka set up the 1-0 lead through Jamal Musiala with his header. A little later he should have scored himself after being staged in an exemplary manner by Choupo-Moting. Otherwise, the eight remained rather inconspicuous and won fewer duels than usual. After all, he completed a large workload before he was substituted.

Rating: 6/10

8. Serge Gnabry

was very active right from the start and in the first half hour came to a dangerous end again and again. In the 38th minute the right winger prepared the 2:0 through Choupo-Moting with a sharp cross. In the second round, not much came from Gnabry until he was substituted, as did the rest of the offensive.

Rating: 7/10

9. Yamal Musiala

Jamal Musiala started strong and prepared a good Gnabry chance in the early minutes. A little later he was spot on with a corner kick and refined a Goretzka overtime to make it 1-0. After that, Musiala remained dangerous, but lacked accuracy in his game here and there. One or the other bad pass could have had consequences. In the second half, he recorded a strong ball recovery but failed to use Choupo-Moting and found no way against Kabak.

Rating: 7/10

10.Kingsley Coman

Kingsley Coman was very active on his left flank at the beginning, but rarely involved in really dangerous situations. It was only after half an hour that he served Musiala in an exemplary manner, but he only hit the side netting. Hardly anything came from the Frenchman in the second period before he was substituted in the 60th minute and disappeared into the dressing room. The player may also have suffered a minor injury.

Rating: 6/10

11. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

The attacker once again proved his current outstanding form. With a strong start and a precise cross, the Cameroonian presented Goretzka’s big chance, but he was unable to take it. But the “man of the hour” scored himself in the 38th minute after Gnabry crossed in. Otherwise, he was able to shine again and again as a ball processor and distributor. The veteran worked well in the second half, but was unable to set any major accents.

Rating: 8/10

12. Sadio Mane (from 61st)

The Senegalese was only used as a joker today and was one of the more active Munich players in the tired second half. However, Mané did not achieve much today either. What was great, however, was how he prepared Sabitzer’s big chance. Shortly before the end he missed the goal after Davies assist from three meters and was lucky to have been offside anyway. Another stoppage-time shot narrowly missed the near post.

Rating: 5/10

13. Marcel Sabitzer (from 70,)

Marcel Sabitzer appeared free in front of Baumann immediately after being substituted on, but was unable to get past the TSG keeper. Otherwise, the Austrian played a calm game without making a big impression.

Rating: 6/10

14. Mathys Tel (from 70.)

Tel was allowed to play for 20 minutes, but could not set any dangerous accents in a Bayern team trimmed for administration. The young Frenchman proved to be reliable in the passing game.

Rating: 5/10

15. Noussair Mazraoui (from 76th)

After being substituted on, the Moroccan showed himself to be very composed in the passing game and made no mistakes on his right side. A solid performance.

Rating: 6/10

16. Ryan Gravenberch (from 76th)

Gravenberch made enormous efforts to set accents, but failed again and again with his attempts. The Dutchman got bogged down in hopeless dribbles and lost balls as a result. In the 83rd minute he got a good finishing position 18 meters in front of goal, but the attempt was deflected. Towards the end, the youngster played more calmly, but he couldn’t gather any real arguments.

Rating: 3/10

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