Before the quarter-final second leg against Arsenal, Munich are fulfilling their league obligation again after two defeats. Guerreiro celebrates after an artificial shot. An injury thwarts Tuchel’s plans.
Before being replaced as German football champions, FC Bayern fulfilled its league obligations again, even without the commands of coach Thomas Tuchel.
The coach, who was suspended after four yellow cards, saw from a VIP box how his heavily rotated star ensemble four days before the quarter-final second leg in the Champions League against Arsenal FC was led by a wonderful long-range shot from Raphaël Guerreiro with a 2-0 (0-0 ) won against relegation-threatened 1. FC Köln.
The day before Leverkusen’s likely title party, the record champions, who had changed seven positions and led by the hapless Harry Kane, missed good chances in the first half on Saturday. The ball hit the aluminum twice. After the break, Guerreiro gave the safe FC defender Marvin Schwäbe no chance to defend with his placed 16-meter shot (65th minute). After two recent defeats against Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Heidenheim, the Munich team celebrated once again in the Bundesliga in front of 75,000 spectators thanks to him and Thomas Müller, who was unhappy for long stretches.
Coman was substituted injured
The victory in the 100th league duel between the two traditional clubs was marred by the retirement of offensive player Kingsley Coman. Shortly after the break, the Frenchman apparently suffered a serious injury to his right leg without the opponent’s influence. He was transported out of the arena with the support of two carers.
Like Serge Gnabry (torn hamstring), Coman will miss the second leg against the Gunners on Wednesday. On the other hand, captain Manuel Neuer, with whom FC Bayern did not want to take any risks after the recent injuries, and Leroy Sané (pubic bone problems) should return to the team. In order to reach the semi-finals against Manchester City or Real Madrid in the premier class after the 2-2 draw in the first leg, Kane and Co. should make better use of their scoring opportunities against the team around national player Kai Havertz than against Cologne.
The new personnel problems are making Tuchel’s Arsenal preparations more difficult, as he had to wait a long time for a goal in the exquisite but unloved seat in the box. Initially, even Cologne, who had lost less often than Bayern this year until the Munich game, sniffed the lead. Faride Alidou left the poorly positioned Noussair Mazraoui standing and narrowly missed taking the lead (9th). Neuer representative Sven Ulreich saved against Sargis Adamyan (20th).
Bayern, coached on the sidelines by Tuchel assistant Zsolt Lőw, increased the pressure more and more. Guerreiro was denied from a top position by FC keeper Schwäbe (29′), Kane hit the inside post (34′), then Schwäbe (42′) prevented a goal from the Englishman, who also missed the goal once (38′).
In the second half, Tel once again found its master in Schwäbe (53′). After the fifth Munich corner the time had come: Joshua Kimmich passed the ball back to Guerreiro, who circled the ball into the far corner with his fine left foot. In the final phase, Ulreich repeatedly saved the lead before Müller made everything clear.
Source: Stern
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