Bavaria against Inter: Kompany on the train: Müller burns for a dream of the final Dahoam

Bank or starting eleven? At the very big Bayern task in the Champions League against the defense specialists from Inter Milan, all the glances will of course be aimed at Thomas Müller. Because the biggest of all personnel issues in the Munich people who are looking for the injury before the quarter-final first leg is: How does coach Vincent Kompany react to the serious failure of offensive trumpe Jamal Musiala?

Does the Belgian treat the Müller back to part-time force a roles earned in this tricky situation? Does the young coach give the 35-year-old a big start to his emotional farewell tour, which is supposed to experience her ultimate climax in the Allianz Arena on May 31?

Even if Kompany could choose other personnel and tactical solutions, such as Serge Gnabry or an aggressive Leon Goretzka, Müller would be the logical solution. At least that’s what Kompany reacted in the 3-1 in Augsburg: Musiala out, Müller in. “The boys who start against Inter will also be talented players,” said Kompany immediately after the Musiala shock.

Müller burns: the final becomes tangible

In any case, Müller burns. The game against Inter Milan is the “duel to really push the door towards the final in Dahoam,” emphasized Müller before the final training session. “This is what really matters!” He hasn’t finished in Munich yet! And he wants to tear himself up in a 162nd royal class use (56 goals) – on the square.

The Bayern fans would like a special Mia-San-Müller evening after the sporty, but for many still incomprehensible deadline for primary Bavaria in summer. The 35-year-old assured that “nothing negative” gets stuck between him and the club. “We look ahead and are in a track. You don’t always have to agree in life to ride fully on a wave,” said Müller in a video message on Instagram. “We can look each other in the eyes and positively into the future.”

The near future is called Inter. The stadium could light a Müller line-up. “This is where we need you too,” Müller appealed to the fans.

The Bundesliga league hopes from the ranks against the leaders of Italian series A with ex-Munich Yann Sommer and Benjamin Pavard in Extra boost. “I expect a hard game,” said striker Harry Kane. Inter only allowed two goals in ten royal classes.

Kane: Can hurt every team

“With the right mentality, with the full focus, we can hurt every team,” said Kane, who confidently reminded of the round before: “The 5-0 overall result against Leverkusen was a big statement.”

Then Müller sat on the bench for 90 minutes at the first leg. In the second leg, he only came in in the 84th minute. And now? Perhaps Kompany will follow the Müller advertising of leaders such as Kane and Joshua Kimmich, who, after the severe muscle injury of Musiala, addressed the obvious solution.

“Thomas still has something in the quiver”

“Now Jamal is injured. And I think Thomas still has something in the quiver,” said Kimmich. And Kane, who had to cool a swollen ankle with ice after the 3-1 in Augsburg, found: “Thomas is always ready to have an impact on the team.” If Müller begins, he would even do so as a captain.

The attacker also has advocates among former Bayern stars. “I would like him to get this big stage again,” said ex-captain Stefan Effenberg. Müller had fulfilled in his career “many dreams have become world champion, the Champions League won. But this final Dahoam is so important for Thomas Müller”. Müller is “on fire”.

Regardless of Müller: Without Musiala, Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and Aleksandar Pavlovic, Bayern professionals have to move closer together. “We have to get a lot of strength from what we have already solved in failures this season,” said Kompany. “The players become less, each one becomes more important. Everyone has to be aware that they have to be ready to the point at all times,” said Kimmich. Nobody has to say that extra for Thomas Müller.