FC Bayern against Inter: Müller’s joker goal is not enough

Even after a late Joker goal by Thomas Müller, the dream of finale Dahoam for FC Bayern Munich almost burst after the first leg. Müller’s gate to 1-1 in the 85th minute Inter Milan countered in 1: 2 (0: 1) immediately by Davide Frattesi (88.).

After the home defeat, the German record champions needed a magical football night in a week in the legendary San-Siro Stadium to move into the semi-finals. Frenetically cheered Müller his goal, the fans suddenly called his name.

Up to the 75th minute, the veteran had to braise on the replacement bank as a Bayern professional at the start of his farewell tour. Should coach Vincent Kompany have previously had to rely on Müller as a Musiala replacement?

The defeat was all the more bitter because the hosts missed the leadership gate earned until then in the 26th minute. The shot on the outdoor post should be the most serious failure in Kanes Bayern period.

53 days before the royal class final in the Allianz Arena, Müller experienced the painful goal of Inter-captain Lautaro Martínez for Inter as a bank presser (38th minute). When the 35-year-old was allowed to join the square a quarter of an hour before the end, a murmur went through the arena. The spectators rose from their places. And Müller also quickly had a big campaign.

The fans had paid homage to their Munich stars before the kick -off with a remarkable choreography as “Kings of the Cup”. After 161 Champions League games, the own cup king Müller was sitting outside for a long time. When reading the failure of numerous top performers, he was mostly cheered as a reservist’s loudest.

Instead of the obvious and romantic-romantic Müller variant in the position of injured Jamal Musiala, coach Vincent Kompany decided on Raphaël Guerreiro. The Portuguese struggled, but had a few ball campaigns in Munich’s game before the break. After the change of sides, he was able to assert himself too rarely.

However, the company plan would have risen dazzling if Guerreiro had not failed with his weaker right foot on the former Munich goalkeeper Yann Sommer in the Milan gate (20th). Or if his volley shot hadn’t flown over (55th). So the debate involuntarily pushed out whether Müller would not have been the better option. In the “game on the razor blade”, as sports director Max Eberl had formulated before the kick-off, the unorthodox Müller run paths might have caused more disorder in the inter-bulw.

Kane had the huge opportunity to overcome it before the break. Michael Olise, who himself set accents with repeated shooting chances, flanks and pace dribbling, put on perfectly for Bavaria’s Torgarants. The 31-year-old took measurements-but only circled the ball on the outer post. Kane sank to his knees and hit his hands in front of your face. A shot in the 80th minute passed more clearly.

In total, the 75,000 spectators experienced more chances than one could expect in this tactically shaped duel. After a nice pass from Alessandro Bastoni, wing player Carlos Augusto still hit the outside network. A little later, Inter cheered for a dream goal. Augusto’s flank covered the former Mönchengladbacher Marcus Thuram Per Hacke on Martínez, who met by outside.

The Munich residents fought against the deficit after the change of sides. The loss of quality due to the many failures and the lack of pace – above all due to the painfully missing Musiala and Alphonso Davies – limited the possibilities. But the mentality and the heart, as Kompany had demanded, was right.

The guests missed the 2-0 (55th) from a pointed angle by Martínez against the well -paramied Jonas Urbig. “Thomas can become an extremely important factor for us from the bank,” Eberl said. Müller had to pursue the substitution of Serge Gnabry with arms entangled on the back. First he coached his colleagues loudly, then his time hit. Its compensation provided great emotions in the arena. But the joy lasted only three minutes, Frattesi caused the shock again.