Champions League: Davies “hovers” – and Bavaria tumbles

Was it Bayern dusel? Or mentality? Doesn’t matter. The very late gate of Alphonso Davies to 1-1 (0-0) against Celtic Glasgow was far more valuable for FC Bayern in the final stadium of the Champions League than those eleven million euros that the German football record champion for the entry into the round of 16 Combined.

An intermediate round ko would have overthrown the club in violent turbulence. Not only Captain Manuel Neuer described the emotional situation with the best word: “Relief.” But it is clear that the current constitution of the Kompany-Bayern will hardly be enough against Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético Madrid.

On Friday (12:00 p.m.), the entire way will be drawn at the UEFA set in Nyon until the grand finale on May 31st in Munich. The Bayern view only runs until the next co-round in early March.

Eberl: Dear Atlético than Leverkusen

Another duel with Bayer and Bayern-Schreck Xabi Alonso looks even more uncomfortable than one with the Spanish mentality troop from Atlético. “If you say European Cup, you would like to play internationally,” Eberl replied about his preference at the opponent options.

After the averted extension against Celtic, which suddenly led through Nicolas Kühn, who was once playing for the Bayern amateurs, after 63 minutes, Bayern searched for explanations for the experiences of the past few days.

“I wouldn’t say Dusel now”

“I wouldn’t say Dusel now,” said national player Joshua Kimmich to the last minute draw against Scotland’s master, who was sufficient after the 2-1 in Glasgow. “This is football. No matter how, we won and are on,” said Davies after the draw. The Canadian poked the ball into the goal on his comeback: “It was instinctive, I kept my foot in.”

Davies came back from an injury break at the right time. “He is a player who can simply make the difference,” said sports director Max Eberl the Canadian. “Phonzy is back. He scores the goal. He signed the new contract. He hovers with confidence.”

But just he. “We got the playoffs ourselves. So now we had to go through. The six days – Celtic, Leverkusen, Celtic – were very intense,” said Eberl. “After the 0: 1, I impressed me how the team showed mentality how it stayed.

All’s well that ends well? The Bavarians continue to be in Europe’s royal league, even if the “title Dahoam” proclaimed a good 100 days before the final, looks like a utopia. In the Bundesliga, the eight-point lead over Master Leverkusen was also preserved in 0-0 in the direct duel with defense and aluminum dusel. The home conclusion was therefore reached.

Vincent Kompany advocated mitigating circumstances. “It’s not so easy to get through this program. The boys have now given so much. We now have a few extra days off Frankfurt.” But the trainer also sees the current state: “Our goal is that performance and result are right.”

Eberl rated the situation more critically: “It is not that we sit there and say: Hey, we are in top form, everything is fantastic. That is not at the moment, everything is a bit more difficult,” said the sports director.

After every winter break it goes down

Leader Kimmich had only discussed the top team status in January after the 0: 3 against Feyenoord Rotterdam. According to Celtic, he also addressed the positive. “We make such a chain of mistakes and loungers at the back. But after that we did not lose our heads. In the past, it was really sometimes the case that we were very undisciplined, wild.” In this context, the midfield chief also recalled the quarter-finals against FC Villarreal 2022 in injury time.

Nevertheless, it is striking that Bayern are already experiencing a form of form after the winter break under the third coach – Nagelsmann, Tuchel, Kompany. “We were not swaying in the first half of the season. The results were fluctuating, but our performance was very constant,” said Kimmich. Now you have had “no rifle festival” for a long time.

It crunches in many places. Jamal Musiala, whose contract extension should trigger a thrust, is in a creative crisis. The foreign strikers of Serge Gnabry via Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sané until summer shopping Michael Olise, who at least initiated the late Davies goal with his cross, are not super durable, such as the former wing icons Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry, the one Bavaria decade including the title triple 2013.

The calf: worries about striker Kane

To make matters worse, Bayern also have to worry about Harry Kane. The striker had to give up with calf problems and after a crossbar for a break. “Of course it was not ideal, because our best striker in the center could have helped us,” said Neuer.

“I’m okay,” calmed Kane. Nevertheless, the matter has to be examined more closely. “He couldn’t make a real sprint, not compete properly,” revealed Eberl. Does the only Munich gestommer fail?