Football: The fiery duel of the heirs from Beckenbauer and Maradona

On this duel in the heat of the night of Miami, everyone in Bayern-Tross all “really” Boc (K) A “, as tournament veteran Thomas Müller joked in a pun.

Bayern Munich against Boca Juniors, that is one of the highlight game in the group phase at the club World Cup. And Vincent Kompany would have bought a card for this football event on Friday evening (Saturday, 3:00 a.m. CEST/SAT.1 and DAZN) if it were not an active part of the spectacle.

“So if I were not Bavaria coach now, I would also have come to this game. Traditional club in Europe against traditional club in South America. If you choose a game in this group phase, then this,” said the Belgian, who has already experienced many big football evenings.

At the powers of the traditional clubs, the heirs Franz Beckenbauers meet that of Diego Armando Maradona, so to speak. Argentina’s football legend, which died in 2020, once wore the Boca jersey before going to Europe in 1982 to FC Barcelona and later to SSC Naples.

The special Argentina story of Neuer and Müller

The present is about a course in group C. After the 10-0 record victory against the amateur kickers of Auckland City, the German champion at the World Cup in the new XXL format is probably correctly challenged for the first time. And Bayern have prepared for a game in the best possible way in which they can fix the entry into the round of 16 prematurely with a win.

At the beginning of the week, Kompany drove from the basic camp in Orlando to Miami three and a half hours away to watch Boca’s first game against Benfica Lisbon. And the Belgian experienced a lot with his co-trainers. There were four goals, three red cards, a penalty and many wild scenes with pack formation after males fouls in the 2-2. The team from Buenos Aires, which played a 2-0 player.

“Concentrate on our strengths”

“We noticed how the game went,” said Captain Manuel Neuer. The 39 -year -old goalkeeper concluded “that we stay with us, that we stay cool and focus on our strengths”.

Not to be provoked, but still physically keep it, the Munich route should be. And remain as hungry as at the start of the World Cup. The veterans Neuer and Müller bring the best Argentine World Cup memories. In 2010 there was a 4-0 of the German national team including Müller goal in South Africa in the quarterfinals against the team of the then coach Maradona. And four years later, Müller and Neuer became world champion in Brazil after the 1-0 in the final against Argentina.

The club World Cup has an immense meaning for the teams from South America. “They are really burning to the tournament,” said former Bayern scorer Giovane Elber. “For them, this is the opportunity to play against FC Bayern against Real Madrid,” said 52-year-old Brazilian.

By the way, Elber was on the pitch when Bayern 2001 became World Cup winners. The opponents in the final in Tokyo were the Boca Juniors. Ottmar Hitzfeld’s team won 1-0 after extra time through a goal by Samuel Kuffour.

No risk of hastTrick musicala?

24 years later it comes to reunion in Florida. “It will be an intensive game, one other than against Auckland. But we are ready,” announced Jonathan Tah. The first defense hardware test is for the newcomer.

Company is likely to change its starting eleven moderately. It can be excited to see whether he already brings Jamal Musiala after the comeback hatskrick as a joker against Auckland in the second group game from the start. The coach could avoid this risk against the tough boca professionals. The Bavarians don’t have a sleeve of course. Some Munich professionals such as Harry Kane or Leon Goretzka presented themselves in Muskelshirts during training this week.